import javax.xml.stream.*; XMLInputFactory factory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance(); XMLStreamReader reader = factory.createXMLStreamReader(new FileReader("input.xml")); while (reader.hasNext()) { int event = reader.next(); switch (event) { case XMLStreamConstants.START_ELEMENT: String elementName = reader.getLocalName(); break; case XMLStreamConstants.CHARACTERS: String text = reader.getText(); break; case XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT: String endElementName = reader.getLocalName(); break; } } reader.close();