Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPath
Public Class MainClass
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim root As XElement = _
<Root>
<Child1>1</Child1>
<Child2>2</Child2>
<Child3>3</Child3>
<Child4>4</Child4>
<Child5>5</Child5>
<Child6>6</Child6>
</Root>
Dim el As XElement = root.XPathSelectElement("./Child4")
Console.WriteLine(el)
End Sub
End Class