XML C#

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
public class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("dataFile.xml"))
        {
            reader.ReadToFollowing("date");
            DateTime date = reader.ReadElementContentAsDateTime();
            Console.WriteLine(date.ToLongDateString());
        }
    }
}