ElementInformation.LineNumber Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

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

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

public int LineNumber { get; }

member this.LineNumber : int

Public ReadOnly Property LineNumber As Integer

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.

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());
}

Public Shared Sub GetElementLineNumber() 

    ' Get the current configuration file.
    Dim config _
    As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
    ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
    ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

    ' Get the section.
    Dim section As UrlsSection = _
    CType(config.GetSection("MyUrls"), UrlsSection)
    
    ' Get the collection element.
    Dim urls As UrlsCollection = _
    section.Urls
    
    Dim ln As Integer = _
    urls.ElementInformation.LineNumber

    Console.WriteLine("Urls element line number: {0}", _
    ln.ToString())

End Sub