[Tex/LaTex] Add list of figures, tables, etc on different position in table of contents

Question

I have a LaTeX document with some chapter and a list of figures and tables.
Something like this:

\tableofcontents
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listfigurename}
\listoffigures
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listtablename}
\listoftables
\chapter{Chapter 1}
\chapter{Chapter 2}
\chapter{Chapter 3}

So the result in the table of contents would be:

List of tables ………………. i
List of figures …………….. ii
Chapter 1 ……………….. 1
Chapter 2 ……………….. 2
Chapter 3 ……………….. 3

But i want to have in the document the lists at the beginning and in the table of contents i want them at the end, like this:

Chapter 1 …………………. 1
Chapter 2 …………………. 2
Chapter 3 …………………. 3
List of tables ……………. i
List of figures ………….. ii

I tried this:

\tableofcontents
\listoftables
\listoffigures
\chapter{section 1}
\chapter{section 2}
\chapter{section 3}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listfigurename}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listtablename}

But then the page number is wrong:

Chapter 1 ……………….. 1
Chapter 2 ……………….. 2
Chapter 3 ……………….. 3
List of tables …………… 4
List of figures …………. 5

Does anyone know a solution, how to change the position of the lists in the toc with the correct page number?

Answer 1

refcount allows you to extract page references in an expandable way. The following method uses the \label-\ref system to set a \label on the first page of the LoF/LoT and then add the entries to the ToC where they are needed, expanding the page number using \getpagerefnumber:

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{refcount}

\begin{document}

\frontmatter
\tableofcontents

\clearpage
\label{listoffigures}
\listoffigures

\clearpage
\label{listoftables}
\listoftables

\mainmatter
\chapter{First chapter}
\chapter{Second chapter}
\chapter{Third chapter}

% Insert delayed LoF/LoT
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\contentsline{chapter}{\listfigurename}{\getpagerefnumber{listoffigures}}}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\contentsline{chapter}{\listtablename}{\getpagerefnumber{listoftables}}}
\end{document}