XContainer.Nodes returns a collection of the child nodes of this element or document, in document order.
Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPath
Public Class MainClass
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
<Root>
<Child1>1</Child1>
<Child2>2</Child2>
<!--a comment-->
<Child3>3</Child3>
<Child4>4</Child4>data
<Child5>5</Child5>
</Root>
Dim nodes = From nd In xmlTree.Nodes() _
Select nd
For Each node In nodes
Console.WriteLine(node)
Next
End Sub
End Class