Function findBeginningAndEnd

src/codemirror.js:12849–12905

(cm, head, symb, inclusive)

    // have identical opening and closing symbols
    // TODO support across multiple lines
    function findBeginningAndEnd(cm, head, symb, inclusive) {
      var cur = copyCursor(head);
      var line = cm.getLine(cur.line);
      var chars = line.split('');
      var start, end, i, len;
      var firstIndex = chars.indexOf(symb);

      // the decision tree is to always look backwards for the beginning first,
      // but if the cursor is in front of the first instance of the symb,
      // then move the cursor forward
      if (cur.ch < firstIndex) {
        cur.ch = firstIndex;
        // Why is this line even here???
        // cm.setCursor(cur.line, firstIndex+1);
      }
      // otherwise if the cursor is currently on the closing symbol
      else if (firstIndex < cur.ch && chars[cur.ch] == symb) {
        end = cur.ch; // assign end to the current cursor
        --cur.ch; // make sure to look backwards
      }

      // if we're currently on the symbol, we've got a start
      if (chars[cur.ch] == symb && !end) {
        start = cur.ch + 1; // assign start to ahead of the cursor
      } else {
        // go backwards to find the start
        for (i = cur.ch; i > -1 && !start; i--) {
          if (chars[i] == symb) {
            start = i + 1;
          }
        }
      }

      // look forwards for the end symbol
      if (start && !end) {
        for (i = start, len = chars.length; i < len && !end; i++) {
          if (chars[i] == symb) {
            end = i;
          }
        }
      }

      // nothing found
      if (!start || !end) {
        return { start: cur, end: cur };
      }

      // include the symbols
      if (inclusive) {
        --start; ++end;
      }

      return {
        start: Pos(cur.line, start),
        end: Pos(cur.line, end)
      };
    }