using System;
using System.Xml;
class test
{
static void Main()
{
// Load the XML from file
XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader(@"data.xml");
// ignore the DTD
reader.XmlResolver = null;
// ignore whitespace in the XML file
reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None;
// Start from the item Element
// check for content node
reader.MoveToContent();
if (reader.Name != null)
{
while (reader.Read())
{
if(reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
{
// check if the element has any attributes
if (reader.HasAttributes)
{
// move to the first attribute
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute();
for(int i = 0; i < reader.AttributeCount; i++)
{
// read the current attribute
reader.MoveToAttribute(i);
switch (reader.Name)
{
case "Name":
Console.Write(" Name : " + reader.Value);
break;
case "Capital":
Console.Write(", Capital : " + reader.Value);
break;
case "Language":
Console.Write(", Language : " + reader.Value);
break;
case "Currency":
Console.WriteLine(", Currency : " + reader.Value);
break;
default: // ignore
break;
}
}
// move back to the element node that contains
// the attributes we just traversed
reader.MoveToElement();
}
}
}
}
}
}
Xml file data structure:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Countries>
<Country Name="USA" Capital="Washinton DC" Language="English" Currency="Dollars"></Country>
<Country Name="England" Capital="London" Language="English" Currency="Pounds"></Country>
<Country Name="France" Capital="Paris" Language="French" Currency="Euro"></Country>
<Country Name="Germany" Capital="Berlin" Language="German" Currency="Mark"></Country>
<Country Name="Russia" Capital="Moscow" Language="Russian" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Spain" Capital="Madrid" Language="Spanish" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Turkey" Capital="Ankara" Language="" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Norway" Capital="Oslo" Language="" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Canada" Capital="Ottawa" Language="English" Currency="Dollars"></Country>
<Country Name="Mexico" Capital="Mexico" Language="Spanish" Currency="Peso"></Country>
<Country Name="China" Capital="Bejing" Language="Chinnes" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Japan" Capital="Tokyo" Language="" Currency="Yen"></Country>
<Country Name="India" Capital="New Delhi" Language="Hindi" Currency="Ruppies"></Country>
<Country Name="Australia" Capital="Canberra" Language="English" Currency="Dollars"></Country>
<Country Name="Pakistan" Capital="Islamabad" Language="Urdu" Currency="Ruppies"></Country>
<Country Name="New Zealand" Capital="Wellingtion" Language="English" Currency="Dollars"></Country>
<Country Name="Brazil" Capital="Brasilia" Language="" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Croatia" Capital="Zegreb" Language="Croatian" Currency="Kuna"></Country>
<Country Name="Cambodia" Capital="Phnom Penh" Language="" Currency=""></Country>
<Country Name="Kuwait" Capital="Kuwait" Language="Arabic" Currency="Dinnars"></Country>
</Countries>