return theEmptyString; // no word found
// end
end = beg + 1;
- while ( end <= theString.Length() && isWord( theString.Value( end ), dotIsWord))
- ++end;
- --end;
+ char begChar = theString.Value( beg );
+ if ( begChar == '"' || begChar == '\'' ) {
+ // end is at the corresponding quoting mark
+ while ( end < theString.Length() &&
+ ( theString.Value( end ) != begChar || theString.Value( end-1 ) == '\\'))
+ ++end;
+ }
+ else {
+ while ( end <= theString.Length() && isWord( theString.Value( end ), dotIsWord))
+ ++end;
+ --end;
+ }
}
else { // search backward
// end
if ( end == 0 )
return theEmptyString; // no word found
beg = end - 1;
- while ( beg > 0 && isWord( theString.Value( beg ), dotIsWord))
- --beg;
- ++beg;
+ char endChar = theString.Value( end );
+ if ( endChar == '"' || endChar == '\'' ) {
+ // beg is at the corresponding quoting mark
+ while ( beg > 1 &&
+ ( theString.Value( beg ) != endChar || theString.Value( beg-1 ) == '\\'))
+ --beg;
+ }
+ else {
+ while ( beg > 0 && isWord( theString.Value( beg ), dotIsWord))
+ --beg;
+ ++beg;
+ }
}
theStartPos = beg;
//cout << theString << " ---- " << beg << " - " << end << endl;