public static void Main()
string xml = "<root><item>Value 1</item><item>Value 2</item></root>";
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new System.IO.StringReader(xml)))
if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
Console.WriteLine($"Start element: {reader.Name}");
else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement)
Console.WriteLine($"End element: {reader.Name}");