// --------------------------- ScanReverseNotEqual-------------------------------
// scan reverse for the first location in string not equal to all of the
// pattern characters.
public static int ScanReverseNotEqual(
string InString, int InBx, int InEx,
int InIx, ScanPatterns InNotEqualPatterns)
{
int foundIx = InIx + 1;
while (true)
{
foundIx -= 1;
if (foundIx < InBx)
{
foundIx = -1;
break;
}
int remLx = InEx - foundIx + 1;
char ch1 = InString[foundIx];
// the current char is not equal any of the pattern lead chars.
int patIx = Array.IndexOf <char>(InNotEqualPatterns.LeadChars, ch1);
if (patIx == -1)
{
break;
}
// lead char matches. check the entire pattern string for equality.
ScanPattern equalPat = null;
ScanPattern pat = InNotEqualPatterns.ScanPatternsArray[patIx];
while (pat != null)
{
bool rv = Stringer.CompareSubstringEqual(InString, foundIx, InEx, pat.PatternValue);
if (rv == true)
{
equalPat = pat;
break;
}
pat = pat.NextSameLeadChar;
}
// none of the patterns fully match the substring at the current location.
if (equalPat == null)
{
break;
}
}
return(foundIx);
}
// -------------------------------- ScanNotEqual ------------------------
public static ScanPatternResults ScanNotEqual(
string InString, int InIx, int InEx, ScanPatterns InScanPatterns)
{
// step thru the string 1 char at a time.
int stringIx = InIx;
while (true)
{
if (stringIx > InEx)
{
stringIx = -1;
break;
}
char ch1 = InString[stringIx];
// the current char is not equal any of the pattern lead chars.
int patIx = Array.IndexOf <char>(InScanPatterns.LeadChars, ch1);
if (patIx == -1)
{
break;
}
ScanPattern equalPat = null;
ScanPattern pat = InScanPatterns.ScanPatternsArray[patIx];
while (pat != null)
{
bool rv = Stringer.CompareSubstringEqual(InString, stringIx, InEx, pat.PatternValue);
if (rv == true)
{
if (equalPat == null)
{
equalPat = pat;
}
// Matching pattern already found, but this pattern also matches and it is
// longer. Always return the longer pattern.
else if (pat.PatternValue.Length > equalPat.PatternValue.Length)
{
equalPat = pat;
}
}
pat = pat.NextSameLeadChar;
}
// check for the substring at the current location in string as not equal any
// of the ScanNotEqual pattern strings.
if (equalPat == null)
{
break;
}
// advance past the whitespace string.
stringIx += equalPat.PatternValue.Length;
}
// return the scan results
ScanPatternResults spr = null;
if (stringIx == -1)
{
spr = new ScanPatternResults(-1);
}
else
{
spr = new ScanPatternResults(stringIx, InString[stringIx]);
}
spr.ScannedString = InString;
spr.ScanStartIx = InIx;
spr.ScanBoundsEx = InEx;
return(spr);
}