Read xml content by XmlDocument

This sample show, How to read xml content by use XmlDocument namespace.

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Sample Code

Dim m_xmld As XmlDocument
Dim m_nodelist As XmlNodeList
Dim m_node As XmlNode

'Create the XML Document
m_xmld = New XmlDocument()

'Load the Xml file
m_xmld.Load("YourPath\test.xml")

'Show all data in your xml
MessageBox.Show(m_xmld.OuterXml)


'Get the list of name nodes
m_nodelist = m_xmld.SelectNodes("/family/name")

'Loop through the nodes
For Each m_node In m_nodelist
'Get the Gender Attribute Value
Dim genderAttribute = m_node.Attributes.GetNamedItem("gender").Value

'Get the firstName Element Value
Dim firstNameValue = m_node.ChildNodes.Item(0).InnerText

'Get the lastName Element Value
Dim lastNameValue = m_node.ChildNodes.Item(1).InnerText

'Write Result to the Console
Console.Write("Gender: " & genderAttribute _
& " FirstName: " & firstNameValue & " LastName: " _
& lastNameValue)
Console.Write(vbCrLf)
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