ActiveReports 11
Field Method (XMLDataSource)
Example 

GrapeCity.ActiveReports.v11 Assembly > GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data Namespace > XMLDataSource Class : Field Method
Returns the XML node or nodelist using the specified XPath pattern relative to the current node (record).
Overload List
OverloadDescription
Returns the XML node or nodelist using the specified XPath pattern relative to the current node.  
Returns the XML node or nodelist using the specified XPath pattern relative to the current node. The isOutputformatNull flag specifies whether to use the text of the current node.  
Example
Paste into the Detail Format event.
GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.XMLDataSource xDS = new GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.XMLDataSource();
SectionReport1 rpt = new SectionReport1();

    xDS.ValidateOnParse = true;
    xDS.FileURL = System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath + " \\customer.xml";
    xDS.RecordsetPattern = "//ITEM";
    xDS.NodeList = (System.Xml.XmlNodeList)xDS.Field("ITEM",true);
    this.Label1.Text = xDS.CurrentPosition;
    Console.WriteLine(xDS.Count.ToString());

    if (xDS.BOF && xDS.EOF)
    {
        return;
    }
Paste into the Detail Format event.
Dim xDS As New GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.XMLDataSource()
Dim rpt As New SectionReport1()

    xDS.ValidateOnParse = True
    xDS.FileURL = System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath + " \\customer.xml"
    xDS.RecordsetPattern = "//ITEM"
    xDS.NodeList = xDS.Field("ITEM", True)
    Me.Label1.Text = xDS.CurrentPosition
    Console.WriteLine(xDS.Count.ToString())

    If xDS.BOF & xDS.EOF Then
        Exit Sub
    End If
See Also

Reference

XMLDataSource Class
XMLDataSource Members