XNamespace.Get gets an XNamespace for the specified Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).
Imports <xmlns:aw="http://www.domain.com"> Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim aw As XNamespace = XNamespace.Get("http://www.domain.com") ' This is the preferred form. Dim aw2 As XNamespace = GetXmlNamespace(aw) Console.WriteLine(aw) Console.WriteLine(aw2) End Sub End Module