Function parseSpecifier

docs/app/js/sanddance-app.js:112498–112510

(d, specifier, string, j)

        };
    }
    function parseSpecifier(d, specifier, string, j) {
        var i = 0, n = specifier.length, m = string.length, c, parse;
        while(i < n){
            if (j >= m) return -1;
            c = specifier.charCodeAt(i++);
            if (c === 37) {
                c = specifier.charAt(i++);
                parse = parses[c in pads ? specifier.charAt(i++) : c];
                if (!parse || (j = parse(d, string, j)) < 0) return -1;
            } else if (c != string.charCodeAt(j++)) return -1;
        }
        return j;
    }
    function parsePeriod(d, string, i) {
        var n = periodRe.exec(string.slice(i));
        return n ? (d.p = periodLookup.get(n[0].toLowerCase()), i + n[0].length) : -1;