---
name: "qxmllocator"
section: "3qt"
platform: "linux"
package: "qt3-doc"
version: "3:3.3.8b-7"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qxmllocator"
---

# qxmllocator(3qt)

The XML handler classes with information about the parsing position within a file

## NAME

QXmlLocator - The XML handler classes with information about the parsing position within a file

## SYNOPSIS

All the functions in this class are reentrant when Qt is built with thread support.\</p\>

`#include <qxml.h>`

### Public Members

**QXmlLocator ()**\
 **virtual ~QXmlLocator ()**\
 **virtual int columnNumber () = 0**\
 **virtual int lineNumber () = 0**\

## DESCRIPTION

The QXmlLocator class provides the XML handler classes with information about the parsing position within a file.

The reader reports a QXmlLocator to the content handler before it starts to parse the document. This is done with the QXmlContentHandler::setDocumentLocator() function. The handler classes can now use this locator to get the position (lineNumber() and columnNumber()) that the reader has reached.

See also XML.

## MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

## QXmlLocator::QXmlLocator ()

Constructor.

## QXmlLocator::~QXmlLocator ()` [virtual]`

Destructor.

## int QXmlLocator::columnNumber ()` [pure virtual]`

Returns the column number (starting at 1) or -1 if there is no column number available.

## int QXmlLocator::lineNumber ()` [pure virtual]`

Returns the line number (starting at 1) or -1 if there is no line number available.

## SEE ALSO

**http://doc.trolltech.com/qxmllocator.html** **http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA, http://www.trolltech.com.  See the license file included in the distribution for a complete license statement.

## AUTHOR

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