Create an in-memory XML document with XDocument
Class Car Public PetName As String Public ID As Integer End Class Module Program Sub Main() ' . Dim inventoryDoc As XDocument = _ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <!--Current Inventory of AutoLot--> <Inventory> <Car ID="1"> <Color>Green</Color> <Make>BMW</Make> <PetName>Stan</PetName> </Car> <Car ID="2"> <Color>Pink</Color> <Make>Yugo</Make> <PetName>A</PetName> </Car> </Inventory> Console.WriteLine(inventoryDoc) inventoryDoc.Save("SimpleInventory.xml") End Sub End Module