SqlDataReader are these two the same Which one is faster

Question

I am working with SqlXml and the stored procedure that returns a xml rather than raw data. How does one actually read the data when returned is a xml and does not know about

Answer 1

Indexer method is faster because it returns data in native format and uses ordinal.

Have a look at these threads:

1. Maximize Performance with SqlDataReader
2. .NET SqlDataReader Item[] vs. GetString(GetOrdinal())?