Function tokenize

jquery.js:674–744

( selector, parseOnly )

var tokenCache = createCache();

function tokenize( selector, parseOnly ) {
	var matched, match, tokens, type,
		soFar, groups, preFilters,
		cached = tokenCache[ selector + " " ];

	if ( cached ) {
		return parseOnly ? 0 : cached.slice( 0 );
	}

	soFar = selector;
	groups = [];
	preFilters = jQuery.expr.preFilter;

	while ( soFar ) {

		// Comma and first run
		if ( !matched || ( match = rcomma.exec( soFar ) ) ) {
			if ( match ) {

				// Don't consume trailing commas as valid
				soFar = soFar.slice( match[ 0 ].length ) || soFar;
			}
			groups.push( ( tokens = [] ) );
		}

		matched = false;

		// Combinators
		if ( ( match = rleadingCombinator.exec( soFar ) ) ) {
			matched = match.shift();
			tokens.push( {
				value: matched,

				// Cast descendant combinators to space
				type: match[ 0 ].replace( rtrimCSS, " " )
			} );
			soFar = soFar.slice( matched.length );
		}

		// Filters
		for ( type in filterMatchExpr ) {
			if ( ( match = jQuery.expr.match[ type ].exec( soFar ) ) && ( !preFilters[ type ] ||
				( match = preFilters[ type ]( match ) ) ) ) {
				matched = match.shift();
				tokens.push( {
					value: matched,
					type: type,
					matches: match
				} );
				soFar = soFar.slice( matched.length );
			}
		}

		if ( !matched ) {
			break;
		}
	}