Obtain original file line number for an XML element in XML::Twig

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

Is it possible to obtain the original file line number for an XML element in XML::Twig?

I'm in the process of writing a visual diff tool for XML files (for a specific application) and I'd like to be able to propogate changes from one file to the other. Using XML::SemanticDiff I can get line numbers that relate to differences between two XML files. I want to use that information to show the differences in a Tk::Tree widget, but to useful I have to be able to relate specific XML::Twig::Elt instances back to the original file line numbers.

DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel

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Re: Obtain original file line number for an XML element in XML::Twig by mirod (Canon) on Apr 04, 2006 at 06:24 UTC
It is possible, and it is actually a FAQ: For logging purposes I would like XML::Twig to report line/column number in the original file.	[reply]
Re^2: Obtain original file line number for an XML element in XML::Twig by GrandFather (Saint) on Apr 04, 2006 at 11:15 UTC
Thanks for that. I'd realised that parse time processing of that sort would do the trick, but being lazy (it's a virtue you know), hoped the someone had done the work already. :) DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel	[reply]
Re^3: Obtain original file line number for an XML element in XML::Twig by Anonymous Monk on Apr 05, 2006 at 03:49 UTC
Being lazy is a virtue if you check the FAQ	[reply]