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# Ancestors

Property in [BasicBlock](/2.4/api/csharp/yarn.compiler/yarn.compiler.basicblock.md)

## Summary

Get the ancestors of this block - that is, blocks that may run immediately before this block.

```csharp
public IEnumerable<BasicBlock> Ancestors { get };
```