Is it possible to get the line number when we apply XSLT to an XML? I need to know the line number when there is a particular template match found in the XML.
Is it possible to retrieve the line number?
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Do you mean the line number within a single tag? Such as a `
` tag (containing only text), and you want to select the nth line of text? If so, [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2916532/xslt-line-counter-is-it-that-hard/2916978#2916978) might be what you're looking for. – Eric Oct 03 '11 at 15:44
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If you mean the line number of the node in the source document, Saxon provides this using an extension function saxon:line-number(), provided the source document is supplied via an interface (e.g. a SAX parser) that reports line numbers. There's no standard XSLT mechanism for this.
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2saxon-line-number() requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Saxon-HE (the free version) doesn't support it. – MikeWyatt Aug 26 '16 at 01:21