XNode.Ancestors returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node.
Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Schema
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main()
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
<Root>
<Child>
<GrandChild>content</GrandChild>
</Child>
</Root>
Dim grandChild As IEnumerable(Of XElement) = xmlTree...<GrandChild>
For Each el In grandChild.Ancestors()
Console.WriteLine(el.Name)
Next
End Sub
End Class