Public ReadOnly Property Root As XElement

Dim instance As XDocument
Dim value As XElement

value = instance.Root

public XElement Root { get; }

public:
property XElement^ Root {
    XElement^ get ();
}

public function get Root () : XElement

XDocument doc = new XDocument(
    new XComment("This is a comment."),
    new XElement("Pubs", 
        new XElement("Book",
            new XElement("Title", "Artifacts of Roman Civilization"),
            new XElement("Author", "Moreno, Jordao")
        ),
        new XElement("Book",
            new XElement("Title", "Midieval Tools and Implements"),
            new XElement("Author", "Gazit, Inbar")
        )
    ),
    new XComment("This is another comment.")
);
Console.WriteLine(doc.Root.Name.ToString());

Dim doc As XDocument = _
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
    <!--This is a comment.-->
    <Pubs>
        <Book>
            <Title>Artifacts of Roman Civilization</Title>
            <Author>Moreno, Jordao</Author>
        </Book>
        <Book>
            <Title>Midieval Tools and Implements</Title>
            <Author>Gazit, Inbar</Author>
        </Book>
        <!--This is another comment.-->
    </Pubs>

Console.WriteLine(doc.Root.Name.ToString())

Pubs