XmlException.LinePosition Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml

Assembly:

System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlException.cs

Gets the line position indicating where the error occurred. Line position starts at 1.

public:
 property int LinePosition { int get(); };

public int LinePosition { get; }

member this.LinePosition : int

Public ReadOnly Property LinePosition As Integer

Property Value

Int32

The line position indicating where the error occurred.

Remarks

Attempting to load the string "<<foo>\r\nbar</foo>" as XML throws an XmlException with the following message:

System.Xml.XmlException: 'Name cannot begin with the '<' character, hexadecimal value 0x3C. Line 1, position 2.'

Showing that line position is 1-based (the error is found in the second character).