public static int IndexPosition(this XElement element)
{
if (element == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("element");
}
if (element.Parent == null)
{
return -1;
}
int i = 1; // Indexes for nodes start at 1, not 0
foreach (var sibling in element.Parent.Elements(element.Name))
{
if (sibling == element)
{
return i;
}
i++;
}
throw new InvalidOperationException
("element has been removed from its parent.");
}