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Reading XML Files

In this article, I will show you how to use XmlTextReader class to read an XML document and write data to the console.

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The XmlReader and XmlTextReader classes are defined in the System.XML namespace.

The XmlTextReader class is derived from XmlReader class. The XmlTextReader class can be used to read the XML documents. The read function of this document reads the document until end of its nodes.

In this article, I will show you how to use XmlTextReader class to read an XML document and write data to the console.

Adding namspace Reference

Since Xml classes are defined in the System.XML namespace, so first thing you need to do is to Add the System.XML reference to the project.

using System.Xml;

Open an XML Document

The constructor of the XmlTextReader class opens an XML file. In this sample, I used an XML file called xmltest.xml in C\temp directory. You can download the attached file.

// Open an XML file
XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("C:\\temp\\xmltest.xml");

Reading  Data

The Read method of the XmlTextReader class reads the data.

while ( reader.Read() )
{
Console.WriteLine(reader.Name);
}

Souce Code:   Attachment readxml1.cs 1 KB,  xmltest.xml 1 KB

namespace ReadXML
{
using System;
using System.Xml;
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Class1.
/// </summary>
public class Class1
{
public Class1()
{
}
public static int Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
// Open an XML file
XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("C:\\temp\\xmltest.xml");
while ( reader.Read() )
{
Console.WriteLine(reader.Name);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine ("Exception: {0}", e.ToString());
}
return 0;
}
}
}

 


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reading from xml and writting in excelgazale6/20/2007
Hi, I want to read a specific data from an existing XML file and write it in my Excel(csv) file. which program should I use to do this for me? thanks
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Re: reading from xml and writting in excelMahesh6/21/2007

You fill data from an XML file to a DataSet by using DataSet.ReadXml method and then generate Excel doc from the DataSet.

See Office Interop section of this site for samples on how to generate Excel docs from a DataSet.

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Xmlwilliams7/24/2007
wat is the use of ~operator in XML
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Re: XmlMahesh7/24/2007
Where did you see ~ operator?
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XMlwilliams7/24/2007
reading a xml file in .net
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how read xml file and display in many textboxhfsdjgshg12/14/2007
hi i have problem in the read part . my project is write to xml file and display to the many text box .i try your program bout i can not solve it . so plz help me
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