Xpath and line number

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

while using xpath, can i find current line number for the particular node.

ex:@a = get_xpath(//para) can i get the starting line number for the each para.

When I use the XML::Twig I get the line number after the closing tag. But I need the starting line number.

Please give me suggestions.

thanks in advance.

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Comment on Xpath and line number

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Re: Xpath and line number by mirod (Canon) on May 20, 2004 at 05:36 UTC
I don't believe you can get that information with XML::XPath. Did you read the XML::Twig FAQ I would like XML::Twig to report line/column number in the original file? The solution given should give you the line number of the opening tag.	[reply]