Get new Element instance in memory without persisting to the database?

[Rich Anderson]

Is there any way to get a new instance of an Element in memory without having to use an AddNew method on a Package or Element which immediately persists the new Element to the database?   What I would like to do is create an Element in memory, set properties and then later optionally add it to a Package Elements collection if it passes all the tests I have defined for it.  When I try...

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Dim myElement as New Element()
myElement.Name = "Joe"

The first statement fails and I understand why it does.  I suppose the alternative is to create an element in temporary package and then delete it, but maybe there is a better way?   

[Geert Bellekens]

No, there is no other way. The only way to create a new thing in EA is to add it to the collection of its parent.

Geert