XmlTextWriter.WriteFullEndElement closes one element and pops the corresponding namespace scope.
Option Explicit Option Strict Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Xml Public Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim writer As XmlTextWriter = Nothing writer = New XmlTextWriter(Console.Out) writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented writer.WriteStartElement("order") writer.WriteAttributeString("date", "2/19/01") writer.WriteAttributeString("orderID", "1") writer.WriteFullEndElement() writer.Close() End Sub End Class