XElement.Load (String) loads an XElement from a file.
Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.XPath Public Class MainClass Public Shared Sub Main() Dim xmlTree1 As XElement = _ <Root> <Child>Content</Child> </Root> xmlTree1.Save("Tree.xml") Dim xmlTree2 As XElement = XElement.Load("Tree.xml") Console.WriteLine(xmlTree2.Name) End Sub End Class