XElement.RemoveAll Method removes nodes and attributes from this XElement.
Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPath
Public Class MainClass
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim root As XElement = _
<Root Attr1="1" Attr2="2" Attr3="3">
<Child1>1</Child1>
<Child2>2</Child2>
<Child3>3</Child3>
</Root>
root.RemoveAll()
Console.WriteLine(root)
End Sub
End Class