XDocument.Parse creates a new XDocument from a string.
Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.XPath Public Class MainClass Public Shared Sub Main() Dim str As String = _ "<?xml version= '1.0'?>" & _ "<!-- comment at the root level -->" & _ "<Root>" & _ " <Child>Content</Child>" & _ "</Root>" Dim doc As XDocument = XDocument.Parse(str) Console.WriteLine(doc) End Sub End Class