import java.io.FileReader;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory;
import javax.xml.stream.events.XMLEvent;
public class STAXIteratorRead {
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
XMLInputFactory xmlif = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
XMLEventReader xmler = xmlif.createXMLEventReader(new FileReader("yourFile.xml"));
XMLEvent event;
while (xmler.hasNext()) {
event = xmler.nextEvent();
if (event.isStartElement()) {
System.out.println(event.asStartElement().getName());
} else if (event.isCharacters()) {
System.out.println(event.asCharacters().getData());
}
}
}
}