ElementInformation.LineNumber Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Source:

ElementInformation.cs

Gets the line number in the configuration file where the associated ConfigurationElement object is defined.

C#

public int LineNumber { get; }

Property Value

Int32

The line number in the configuration file where the associated ConfigurationElement object is defined.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the LineNumber property.

C#

static public void GetElementLineNumber()
{
    // Get the current configuration file.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
            ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
            ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

    // Get the section.
    UrlsSection section = 
        (UrlsSection)config.GetSection("MyUrls");

    // Get the collection element.
    UrlsCollection urls = section.Urls;

    int ln =
        urls.ElementInformation.LineNumber;
    Console.WriteLine("Urls element line number: {0}",
        ln.ToString());
}

Applies to