obtain current line number of a streamreader

[Alan0568]

Using 2005 vb.net is there a way I can get the current line number of a streamreader. I guess I could just have my own counter and + 1 within the loop but is there a way to obtain from a property?

This is sort of what I have ...

Thanks
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Dim FilReader As System.IO.StreamReader
FilReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileReader(myFile)
Dim FilRow As String

While FilReader.EndOfStream = False

FilRow = FilReader.ReadLine()

'do stuff
'what line number am I on?


End While

 

[macleod1021]

A quick way to do it would be initialize an int counter to zero and then add one for each ReadLine

Dim FilReader As System.IO.StreamReader
FilReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileReader(myFile)
Dim FilRow As String
Dim LineNumber as Integer = 0

While FilReader.EndOfStream = False
    FilRow = FilReader.ReadLine()
    LineNumber = LineNumber + 1
    'do stuff
    'You're on Line: LineNumber
End While

 

[Alan0568]

Thanks for the reply but thats what I meant by having my own counter and + 1 within the loop. I was curious as to how get it from the streamreader itself.

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[macleod1021]

There's no built in function that gives you the line number.

 

[Alan0568]

Thanks, I guess I'll use a counter then. I'm a complete VB novice but in the past I have done something with vb6 using fso and OpenAsTextStream then retrieved .line so I assumed it was possible.

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