' Create an XmlUrlResolver with default credentials.
Dim resolver As New XmlUrlResolver()
resolver.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials

' Create the reader.
Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings()
settings.XmlResolver = resolver
Dim reader As XmlReader = _
   XmlReader.Create("http://serverName/data/books.xml", settings)

Class XmlCachingResolver
    Inherits XmlUrlResolver
    Dim enableHttpCaching As Boolean
    Public Shadows Credentials As ICredentials

    'resolve resources from cache (if possible) when enableHttpCaching is set to true
    'resolve resources from source when enableHttpcaching is set to false
    Public Sub New(ByVal enableHttpCaching As Boolean)
        Me.enableHttpCaching = enableHttpCaching
    End Sub

    Public Shadows Function GetEntity(ByVal absoluteUri As Uri, ByVal role As String, ByVal returnType As Type) As Object
        If absoluteUri = Nothing Then
            Throw New ArgumentNullException("absoluteUri")
        End If

        'resolve resources from cache (if possible)
        If absoluteUri.Scheme = "http" And enableHttpCaching And (returnType Is GetType(Nullable) Or returnType Is GetType(Stream)) Then
            Dim webReq As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create(absoluteUri)
            webReq.CachePolicy = New HttpRequestCachePolicy(HttpRequestCacheLevel.Default)
            If Not (Credentials Is Nothing) Then
                webReq.Credentials = Credentials
            End If
            Dim resp As WebResponse = webReq.GetResponse()
            Return resp.GetResponseStream()
            'otherwise use the default behavior of the XmlUrlResolver class (resolve resources from source)
        Else
            Return MyBase.GetEntity(absoluteUri, role, returnType)
        End If

    End Function
End Class