Parsing XML file -exception because element node contains a space in name

Question

I am trying to parse the below xml file

 <myStuff>
  <my Name>Tom Brown</myName>
 <my Telephone>123456789</myTelephone>
   <my Email>[email protected]</myEmail>
 <my Age>22</myAge>
 <my Age>32</myAge>
 <my Sex>M</mySex>
 </myStuff>

with following code.

             using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("result.txt", true))
            {

                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    switch (reader.NodeType)
                    {
                        case XmlNodeType.Element: // The node is an element.
                            sw.Write("<" + reader.Name.ToString());
                            sw.Write(">");
                            break;
                        case XmlNodeType.Text: //Display the text in each element.
                            sw.Write(reader.Value);
                            break;
                        case XmlNodeType.EndElement: //Display the end of the element.
                            sw.Write("</" + reader.Name);
                            sw.Write(">");
                            break;
                    }

}

but it throws an exception because the Node name contains whitespace

can anyone help me fix this issue?

->the exception message is below.

System.Xml.XmlException was unhandled
  Message="'>' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '='. Line 2, position 11."
  Source="System.Xml"
  LineNumber=2
  LinePosition=11
  SourceUri="file:///C:/Users/mirapark/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/simpleXMLparser/SimpleXMLParser/bin/Debug/sampleXML.xml"
  StackTrace:
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes()
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()
       at WindowsFormsApplication1.Form1.xmlParse() in C:\Users\mirapark\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\IntellisenseFileTesting\IntellisenseFileTesting\Form1.cs:line 85
       at WindowsFormsApplication1.Form1.button1_Click_1(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\mirapark\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\IntellisenseFileTesting\IntellisenseFileTesting\Form1.cs:line 35
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
       at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
       at WindowsFormsApplication1.Program.Main() in C:\Users\mirapark\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\IntellisenseFileTesting\IntellisenseFileTesting\Program.cs:line 21
       at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
       at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
  InnerException: