Programming Forums - help in reading XML

here is an example from one of my programs where i read xml from a file and puts the data into an array. The xml contains a bunch of random phrases.

here's an example of what my Phrases.xml file looks like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<phrases>
  <phrase>phrase 1</phrase>
  <phrase>phrase 2</phrase>
  <phrase>phrase 3</phrase>
  <phrase>phrase 4</phrase>
</phrases>

        Dim PhraseArray(500) As String
        Dim MyXmlTextReader As New XmlTextReader("S:\ApplicationPool\CIMS Talker\Phrases.xml")
        Dim i As Integer = 0
        MyXmlTextReader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None
 
        'initial read to get past xml declaration
        MyXmlTextReader.Read()
 
        While MyXmlTextReader.Read()
            If MyXmlTextReader.Value.Length > 0 Then
                PhraseArray(i) = MyXmlTextReader.Value
                i = i + 1
            End If
        End While
 
        MyXmlTextReader.Close()

much like using a sqldatareader, everytime you call .Read() it retrieves the next value.

btw import system.xml