diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Location.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Location.java
index 15100370d..89aa57f9e 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Location.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Location.java
@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ public class Location implements Serializable {
         this.columnNumber = columnNumber;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the filename portion of the location
+     * @since Ant 1.6
+     */
+    public String getFileName() {
+        return fileName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the line number
+     * @since Ant 1.6
+     */
+    public int getLineNumber() {
+        return lineNumber;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the file name, line number, a colon and a trailing space.
      * An error message can be appended easily. For unknown locations, an
@@ -156,4 +172,5 @@ public class Location implements Serializable {
 
         return buf.toString();
     }
+
 }