XML C#

using System;
using System.Xml;
public class XmlUtil
{
    #region LoadString(ref string val, XmlNode parent, string nodeName)
    public static void LoadString(ref string val, XmlNode parent, string nodeName)
    {
        try
        {
            XmlElement elem = parent[nodeName];
            if (elem != null)
                val = elem.InnerText.Trim();
        }
        catch
        {
            val = string.Empty;
        }
    }
    #endregion
}