Check for namespace for XElement
Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Class MainClass Shared Sub Main() Dim root As XElement = <ElementName>content</ElementName> If (root.Name.Namespace Is XNamespace.None) Then Console.WriteLine("The element is in no namespace.") Else Console.WriteLine("The element is in a namespace.") End If root = New XElement("{http://www.domain.com}ElementName", "content") Console.WriteLine(root) End Sub End Class