XmlWriter.WriteEndElement closes one element and pops the corresponding namespace scope.
Option Explicit Option Strict Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Xml Public Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim settings As XmlWriterSettings = new XmlWriterSettings() settings.Indent = true Dim writer As XmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(Console.Out, settings) writer.WriteStartElement("order") writer.WriteStartElement("item") writer.WriteAttributeString("date", "2/19/01") writer.WriteAttributeString("orderID", "1") writer.WriteFullEndElement() writer.WriteEndElement() writer.Close() End Sub End Class