Csharp/C Sharp/XML LINQ/DescendantNodesAndSelf

Calling the First DescendantsAndSelf Prototype

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XComment("This is a new author."),
            new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
           new XElement("LastName", "B")),
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "C"),
           new XElement("LastName", "D"))));
        IEnumerable<XElement> elements = xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book");
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source element: {0} : value = {1}", element.Name, element.Value);
        }
        foreach (XElement element in elements.DescendantsAndSelf()) {
            Console.WriteLine("Descendant element: {0}", element);
        }
    }
}

Calling the Only DescendantNodesAndSelf Prototype

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XComment("This is a new author."),
            new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
           new XElement("LastName", "B")),
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "C"),
           new XElement("LastName", "D"))));
        IEnumerable<XElement> elements = xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book");
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source element: {0} : value = {1}", element.Name, element.Value);
        }
        foreach (XNode node in elements.DescendantNodesAndSelf()) {
            Console.WriteLine("Descendant node: {0}", node);
        }
    }
}

Calling the Second DescendantsAndSelf Prototype

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XComment("This is a new author."),
            new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
           new XElement("LastName", "B")),
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "C"),
           new XElement("LastName", "D"))));
        IEnumerable<XElement> elements = xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book");
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source element: {0} : value = {1}", element.Name, element.Value);
        }
        foreach (XElement element in elements.DescendantsAndSelf("LastName")) {
            Console.WriteLine("Descendant element: {0}", element);
        }
    }
}