TextFieldParser.LineNumber Property
Definition
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Returns the current line number, or returns -1 if no more characters are available in the stream.
public:
property long LineNumber { long get(); };public long LineNumber { get; }member this.LineNumber : int64Public ReadOnly Property LineNumber As LongProperty Value
The current line number.
Examples
This example searches for the name "Jones" in the text file and reports what line(s) it occurs on.
Using FileReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")
FileReader.TextFieldType = Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
FileReader.Delimiters = New String() {","}
Dim currentRow As String()
While Not FileReader.EndOfData
Try
currentRow = FileReader.ReadFields()
Dim currentField As String
For Each currentField In currentRow
If currentField = "Jones" Then
MsgBox("The name Jones occurs on line " &
FileReader.LineNumber)
End If
Next
Catch ex As Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException
MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message &
"is not valid and will be skipped.")
End Try
End While
End Using
Remarks
This is an advanced member; it does not show in IntelliSense unless you click the All tab.
Blank lines and comments are not ignored when determining the line number.
