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Next, double-click on the form to view the code behind it, and add the following statement in the
declarations section:
Imports System.Xml.Linq
Next, behind button1, add the following highlighted code. Pay attention to what happens as you type
the code for the XML element.
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,
ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Handles Button1.Click
Dim emp As XElement = _

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Me.TextBox1.Text = emp.ToString
End Sub
Slick, isn??™t it? The XML you typed into the Visual Basic code looks exactly like the XML fragment that
appears in the text box when you run the application and click button1:

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How cool is that?
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You can even create XML documents using XML literals. To do so, simply add the highlighted code to
your XML from the previous example:
Dim emp As XElement = _


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