Simple XML File reading
<%@ Page Language="C#" %> <%@ Import Namespace="System.Xml" %> <script runat="server"> void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { //Location of XML file string xmlFilePath = MapPath("Employees.xml"); try{ using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(xmlFilePath)){ string result; while (reader.Read()) { //Process only the elements if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element) { //Reset the variable for a new element result = ""; for (int count = 1; count <= reader.Depth; count++) { result += "==="; } result += "=> " + reader.Name + "<br/>"; lblResult.Text += result; } } } } catch (Exception ex) { lblResult.Text = "An Exception occurred: " + ex.Message; } } </script> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head runat="server"> <title>Reading an XML File using XmlReader</title> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:label id="lblResult" runat="server" /> </div> </form> </body> </html> <%-- <?xml version='1.0'?> <employees> <employee id="1"> <name> <firstName>Nancy</firstName> <lastName>Lee</lastName> </name> <city>Seattle</city> <state>WA</state> <zipCode>98122</zipCode> </employee> <employee id="2"> <name> <firstName>Jason</firstName> <lastName>Wang</lastName> </name> <city>Vancouver</city> <state>WA</state> <zipCode>98123</zipCode> </employee> </employees> --%>