private static int GetLinkedStyleNumId(DocX document, string numId) { Debug.Assert(document != null, "document should not be null"); var abstractNumElement = HelperFunctions.GetAbstractNum(document, numId); if (abstractNumElement != null) { var numStyleLink = abstractNumElement.Element(XName.Get("numStyleLink", DocX.w.NamespaceName)); if (numStyleLink != null) { var val = numStyleLink.Attribute(XName.Get("val", DocX.w.NamespaceName)); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(val.Value)) { var linkedStyle = HelperFunctions.GetStyle(document, val.Value); if (linkedStyle != null) { var linkedNumId = linkedStyle.Descendants(XName.Get("numId", DocX.w.NamespaceName)).FirstOrDefault(); if (linkedNumId != null) { var linkedNumIdVal = linkedNumId.Attribute(XName.Get("val", DocX.w.NamespaceName)); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(linkedNumIdVal.Value)) { return(Int32.Parse(linkedNumIdVal.Value)); } } } } } } return(-1); }