Method adjustComments

astyle/src/ASFormatter.cpp:3109–3150

* adjust comment position because of adding or deleting spaces * the spaces are added or deleted to formattedLine * spacePadNum contains the adjustment */

 * spacePadNum contains the adjustment
 */
void ASFormatter::adjustComments(void)
{
	assert(spacePadNum != 0);
	assert(currentLine.compare(charNum, 2, "//") == 0
	       || currentLine.compare(charNum, 2, "/*") == 0);


	// block comment must be closed on this line with nothing after it
	if (currentLine.compare(charNum, 2, "/*") == 0)
	{
		size_t endNum = currentLine.find("*/", charNum + 2);
		if (endNum == string::npos)
			return;
		if (currentLine.find_first_not_of(" \t", endNum + 2) != string::npos)
			return;
	}

	size_t len = formattedLine.length();
	// don't adjust a tab
	if (formattedLine[len - 1] == '\t')
		return;
	// if spaces were removed, need to add spaces before the comment
	if (spacePadNum < 0)
	{
		int adjust = -spacePadNum;          // make the number positive
		formattedLine.append(adjust, ' ');
	}
	// if spaces were added, need to delete extra spaces before the comment
	// if cannot be done put the comment one space after the last text
	else if (spacePadNum > 0)
	{
		int adjust = spacePadNum;
		size_t lastText = formattedLine.find_last_not_of(' ');
		if (lastText != string::npos
		        && lastText < len - adjust - 1)
			formattedLine.resize(len - adjust);
		else if (len > lastText + 2)
			formattedLine.resize(lastText + 2);
		else if (len < lastText + 2)
			formattedLine.append(len - lastText, ' ');
	}
}

/**
 * append the current bracket inside the end of line comments