XElement.IsEmpty tells whether this element contains no content.
Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPath
Public Class MainClass
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim el1 As XElement = <Root/>
Console.WriteLine(el1)
Console.WriteLine(el1.IsEmpty)
Console.WriteLine()
Dim el2 As XElement = <Root>content</Root>
Console.WriteLine(el2)
Console.WriteLine(el2.IsEmpty)
Console.WriteLine()
Dim el3 As XElement = <Root></Root>
Console.WriteLine(el3)
Console.WriteLine(el3.IsEmpty)
Console.WriteLine()
el3.ReplaceAll(Nothing)
Console.WriteLine(el3)
Console.WriteLine(el3.IsEmpty)
End Sub
End Class