Synopsis

public enum ReadState {
   Initial = 0,
   Interactive = 1,
   Error = 2,
   EndOfFile = 3,
   Closed = 4
}

This enumeration identifies the current state of an XmlReader instance: closed (Closed); not yet started (Initial); an error is preventing further reading within the document (Error); the read is in process (Interactive); or the end of file (or stream, or wherever the XML is coming from) has been reached (EndOfFile).