Why Reader.Value is Null?

hi,

try
 
XmlTextReader reader = new System.Xml.XmlTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(File.ReadAllText(@"D:\XMLFile1.xml")));
           
string contents = "";
while (reader.Read())
{
    reader.MoveToContent();
    if (reader.IsStartElement())
    {
        switch (reader.Name)
        {
            case "id":
                contents = reader.ReadInnerXml();
                break;
            case  "name":
                  contents =  reader.ReadInnerXml();
                 break;
        }
    }
}

I have used following XML


 
    1
    wew
 


hope this will help you.