# kirupa.com - Reading XML in .NET - Page 1

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**Created:** [April 18, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-reading-xml-in-net-page-1/636457 "2017-04-18T20:18:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-reading-xml-in-net-page-1/636457/1 "2017-04-18T20:18:38Z")

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XML, or Extensible Markup Language, is a very popular format used to store and share data. In a nutshell, XML stores information in a tree-based text format that allows both you and I as well as computers to easily read the data. I'm sure you have used XML-like languages directly or indirectly, to borrow two popular examples, if you have ever used RSS feeds or have written XHTML pages.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/net/readingXML.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/net/readingXML.htm)