TopicTransformationExtensionsPrecedingSiblings Method

Return all preceding sibling elements that optionally match the given element's name

Definition

Namespace: Sandcastle.Core.PresentationStyle.Transformation
Assembly: Sandcastle.Core (in Sandcastle.Core.dll) Version: 2026.1.20.0

public static IEnumerable<XElement> PrecedingSiblings(
	this XElement element,
	XName name
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function PrecedingSiblings ( 
	element As XElement,
	name As XName
) As IEnumerable(Of XElement)

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static IEnumerable<XElement^>^ PrecedingSiblings(
	XElement^ element, 
	XName^ name
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member PrecedingSiblings : 
        element : XElement * 
        name : XName -> IEnumerable<XElement>

IEnumerableXElement
An enumerable list of the preceding sibling elements optionally limited to those with a matching name

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type XElement. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).