How to find an XML's element-attribute given a line number?

[mkuan]

I've validated my XML file with a schema, and I know which lines (through the implementations of IVBSAXContentHandler, IVBSAXErrorHandler, and IVBSAXLocator interfaces) are not conforming to the schema.

Is there a way to use the line number and attract the element-attribute value pairs that're giving me the errors?

For example,

99 ...
100 <person>
101 <surname>blah</surname>
102 <firstname>blahblah</firstname>
103 <age>x</age>
104 </person>
105 ...

Does the DOM object has any facility that can help me to figure out it's the "age" attribute of "person" element with "blah" surname that's giving me the problem?

Thanks.

mink

 

[chiph]

I don't think so -- You'll probably need to load your document into a text or XML editor to find the line number.

Chip H.


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[mkuan]

Thanks Chip for your prompt reply.

I wonder if there's any object that does it? Getting desperate....

 

[chiph]

It's because XML in it's most basic form doesn't care about line breaks. It's happiest if the document is all on one line (because CR & LF combos just bulk up the file unnecessarily).

Chip H.


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