How to: Retrieve a Collection of Elements (LINQ to XML)
This topic demonstrates the Elements method. This method retrieves a collection of the child elements of an element.
Example
This example iterates through the child elements of the purchaseOrder element.
This example uses the following XML document: Sample XML File: Typical Purchase Order (LINQ to XML).
XElement po = XElement.Load("PurchaseOrder.xml");
IEnumerable<XElement> childElements =
from el in po.Elements()
select el;
foreach (XElement el in childElements)
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + el.Name);
Dim po As XElement = XElement.Load("PurchaseOrder.xml")
Dim childElements As IEnumerable(Of XElement)
childElements = _
From el In po.Elements() _
Select el
For Each el As XElement In childElements
Console.WriteLine("Name: " & el.Name.ToString())
Next
This example produces the following output.
Name: Address
Name: Address
Name: DeliveryNotes
Name: Items