How to convert xml file into a xml string

[yingwen]

How can I turn a XML file into a xml string.

I have tried streamreader, xmltextreader, the output results only give me the text() part of xml file(all xml tags are not included).

In other words How can I convert xml file(with known path and file name) into
Dim strXML AS string =
"<?xml version="1.0"?><Registration
xmlns="NZL:govt:IRD:KiwiSaver:B2BInterfaces:Regist erMembe r:v1.0"
xmlns:xAL="urnasis:names:tc:ciq:xal:3"
xmlns:xNL="urnasis:names:tc:ciq:xnl:3
.....</Registration>"

Thank you very much.

[kenobewan]

Here is an article that may help:
XML Serialization in ASP.NET

[yingwen]

Thank you for your reply.

The serialization seems too complicated as I have to write a class for each xml file.

I just like to read a xml file to a string, the string must include markups and text.

I have tried streamreader, xmldocument, xmlreader, but they only read the text part of xml.

E.g. for a simple xml file:

<Root>
<book>title1</book>
</Root>

The output is only "title1", but I want the whole thing.

The problem is how can I read (more complicated than above) entire xml file into a string?

Thank you.