title: vb.net triple dot syntax for linq to xml
body: <p>I ran into <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5875015/linq-to-xml-sum-child-nodes-in-vb-net/5882777#5882777">this answer</a> which had a triple dot syntax in VB.NET that I have never seen before.</p>
  
  <p>The query looks like this</p>
  
  <pre><code>Dim result =
     From xcmp In azm...&lt;Item&gt;.&lt;ItemPrice&gt;.&lt;Component&gt;
     Where xcmp.&lt;Type&gt;.Value = "Principal"
     Select Convert.ToDecimal(xcmp.&lt;Amount&gt;.Value)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried to search on google about this triple dot syntax but I didn't get anything.</p>
  
  <p>Can someone point to to some documentation about this syntax and I was also wondering it will work with <strong>C#</strong> or if there is an equivalent ?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>