参考网上查到的相关帖子总感觉不够全面，尤其是使用纯粹的Mvvm架构的。

本人综合了各种例子，用 Mvvm Light 模板建立了一个 Binding to XML例子的项目贴出来分享

里面使用了4个方法，第一个方法没有使用Mvvm，其他三个方法使用了Mvvm，总的感觉最后一个方法好一点。

先看xaml：

<Window x:Class="MvvmLight1.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:ignore="http://www.ignore.com"
        mc:Ignorable="d ignore"
        Height="600"
        Width="800"
        Title="MVVM Light Application"
        DataContext="{Binding Main,Source={StaticResource Locator}}">
    
    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="25"></RowDefinition>
            <RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <TextBlock FontSize="16" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="Purple" Text="{Binding WelcomeTitle}"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center"
                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                   TextWrapping="Wrap" />
        <StackPanel Grid.Row="1">
            <TextBlock Text="没有使用Mvvm的两个列子" FontWeight="Bold"  />
            <Grid >
                <Grid.Resources>
                    <XmlDataProvider x:Key="xml_database" Source="/model/database.xml" />
                </Grid.Resources>
                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
                    <RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <DataGrid DataContext="{StaticResource xml_database}" ItemsSource="{Binding XPath=/Database/Table1/Tiger}" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Margin="10,10,10">
                    <DataGrid.Columns>
                        <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@No}" />
                        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Weight" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Weight}"/>
                    </DataGrid.Columns>
                </DataGrid>
                <DataGrid Grid.Row="1" DataContext="{StaticResource xml_database}" ItemsSource="{Binding XPath=/Database/Table2/Dog}" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Margin="10,10">
                    <DataGrid.Columns>
                        <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Nickname}" />
                        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Variety" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Variety}" />
                    </DataGrid.Columns>
                </DataGrid>
            </Grid>
            <TextBlock Text="使用Mvvm的列子"  FontWeight="Bold"></TextBlock>
            <TextBlock Text="使用Mvvm的列子 方法一"  FontWeight="Bold"></TextBlock>
            <DataGrid DataContext="{Binding TigerXmlProvider}" ItemsSource="{Binding}" Background="AliceBlue" AutoGenerateColumns="False" >
                <DataGrid.Columns>
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@No}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Weight" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Weight}"/>
                </DataGrid.Columns>
            </DataGrid>
            <DataGrid DataContext="{Binding DogXmlProvider}" ItemsSource="{Binding}" Background="AliceBlue"  AutoGenerateColumns="False" >
                <DataGrid.Columns>
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Nickname}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Variety" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Variety}" />
                </DataGrid.Columns>
            </DataGrid>

            <TextBlock Text="使用Mvvm的列子 方法二"  FontWeight="Bold"></TextBlock>
            <DataGrid  DataContext="{Binding Database}" ItemsSource="{Binding XPath=/Database/Table1/Tiger}" Background="Bisque"  AutoGenerateColumns="False">
                <DataGrid.Columns>
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@No}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Weight" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Weight}"/>
                </DataGrid.Columns>
            </DataGrid>
            <DataGrid  DataContext="{Binding Database}" ItemsSource="{Binding XPath=/Database/Table2/Dog}" Background="Bisque"  AutoGenerateColumns="False">
                <DataGrid.Columns>
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Nickname}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Variety" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Variety}" />
                </DataGrid.Columns>
            </DataGrid>
            <TextBlock Text="使用Mvvm的列子 方法三"  FontWeight="Bold"></TextBlock>
            <DataGrid  ItemsSource="{Binding Table1}" Background="Bisque"  AutoGenerateColumns="False">
                <DataGrid.Columns>
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@No}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Weight" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Weight}"/>
                </DataGrid.Columns>
            </DataGrid>
            <DataGrid  ItemsSource="{Binding Table2}" Background="Bisque"  AutoGenerateColumns="False">
                <DataGrid.Columns>
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="No" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Nickname}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Sex}" />
                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="Variety" Binding="{Binding XPath=@Variety}" />
                </DataGrid.Columns>
            </DataGrid>

        </StackPanel>
        
    </Grid>
</Window>

再看代码：

using GalaSoft.MvvmLight;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Xml;

namespace MvvmLight1.viewmodel
{
    public class Mainviewmodel : viewmodelBase
    {
        #region 属性
        private string _welcomeTitle = string.Empty;
        public string WelcomeTitle
        {
            get { return _welcomeTitle; }
            set
            {
                _welcomeTitle = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged("WelcomeTitle");
            }
        }

        private string xml_file_path = @"E:\DevApp\VisualStudio.NET2013.App\WPF\MvvmLight1\MvvmLight1\Model\database.xml";
        public XmlDataProvider TigerXmlProvider
        {
            get 
            {
                System.Xml.XmlDocument doc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
                doc.Load(xml_file_path);
                XmlDataProvider xml_data_provider = new XmlDataProvider() 
                {
                    Document = doc,XPath ="/Database/Table1/Tiger" };

                return xml_data_provider;
            }
        }
        public XmlDataProvider DogXmlProvider
        {
            get
            {
                System.Xml.XmlDocument doc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
                doc.Load(xml_file_path);
                XmlDataProvider xml_data_provider = new XmlDataProvider()
                {
                    Document = doc,XPath = "/Database/Table2/Dog"
                };

                return xml_data_provider;
            }
        }
        
        public XmlDocument Database
        {
            get 
            {
                XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
                xmlDoc.Load(xml_file_path);
                return xmlDoc;
            }
        }
        public XmlNode Table1
        {
            get 
            {
                XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
                xmlDoc.Load(xml_file_path);

                XmlNode root = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("Database");
                XmlNode node = root.SelectSingleNode("Table1");
                return node;                 
            }
      
        }
        public XmlNode Table2
        {
            get
            {
                XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
                xmlDoc.Load(xml_file_path);

                XmlNode root = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("Database");
                XmlNode node = root.SelectSingleNode("Table2");
                return node;
            }

        }

        #endregion

        
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the Mainviewmodel class.
        /// </summary>
        public Mainviewmodel()
        {
            WelcomeTitle = "Welcome to MVVM Light";
        }

    }
}

database.xml文件放在项目的Model文件夹中

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Database Name="mydatabase" version="1.0">
  <Table1 Name="Tiger">
    <Tiger No="1" Sex="male" Weight="120"></Tiger>
    <Tiger No="2" Sex="female" Weight="80"></Tiger>
    <Tiger No="3" Sex="female" Weight="90"></Tiger>
    <Tiger No="4" Sex="male" Weight="110"></Tiger>
  </Table1>
  <Table2 Name="Dog">
    <Dog Nickname="Peter" Sex="male" Variety="Shepherd Dog"></Dog>
    <Dog Nickname="Kaiser" Sex="male" Variety="Hunting Dog"></Dog>
  </Table2>
</Database>

在代码中修改相应的文件路径

private string xml_file_path="**********";

运行结果：

WPF Datagrid Bind with Xml

Binding XML to a WPF DataGrid

Binding to XMLDataProvider