Location (Java SE 12 )

```
public interface Location
```
Provides information on the location of an event. All the information provided by a Location is optional. For example an application may only report line numbers.

Since:

1.6

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getCharacterOffset()`	Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to.
`int`	`getColumnNumber()`	Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
`int`	`getLineNumber()`	Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
`String`	`getPublicId()`	Returns the public ID of the XML
`String`	`getSystemId()`	Returns the system ID of the XML

- Method Detail
  - getLineNumber
```
int getLineNumber()
```
    Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current line number
  - getColumnNumber
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int getColumnNumber()
```
    Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current column number
  - getCharacterOffset
```
int getCharacterOffset()
```
    Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to. If the input source is a file or a byte stream then this is the byte offset into that stream, but if the input source is a character media then the offset is the character offset. Returns -1 if there is no offset available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current offset
  - getPublicId
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String getPublicId()
```
    Returns the public ID of the XML
    
    Returns:
    
    the public ID, or null if not available
  - getSystemId
```
String getSystemId()
```
    Returns the system ID of the XML
    
    Returns:
    
    the system ID, or null if not available