How To Read Data From XML To DataSet And Show In GridView?

Let say you have an XML file and you need to show its content on web form inside GridView control. You can do it with code like this:

[ C# ]

DataSet dsContacts = new DataSet();
dsContacts.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("Contacts.xml"));
GridView1.DataSource = dsContacts;
GridView1.DataBind();

[ VB.NET ]

Dim dsContacts As DataSet = New DataSet()
dsContacts.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("Contacts.xml"))
GridView1.DataSource = dsContacts
GridView1.DataBind()

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