How to find an XML node from a line and column number in C#?

Question

Given the following

• A line number
• A column number
• An XML file

(Where the line and column number represent the \'<\' charact

Answer 1

See LINQ to XML and Line Numbers on LINQ Exchange gives an example using IXmlLineInfo that corresponds to what you're looking for:

XDocument xml = XDocument.Load(fileName, LoadOptions.SetLineInfo);
var line = from x in xml.Descendants()
           let lineInfo = (IXmlLineInfo)x
           where lineInfo.LineNumber == 21
           select x;

foreach (var item in line)
{
    Console.WriteLine(item);
}