YAMP.MatrixExpression.Scan C# (CSharp) Method

        public override Expression Scan(ParseEngine engine)
        {
            var column = engine.CurrentColumn;
            var line = engine.CurrentLine;
            var chars = engine.Characters;
            var start = engine.Pointer;

            if (chars[start] == '[')
            {
                engine.Advance();
                var terminated = false;
                var statement = new Statement();
                var ws = false;
                var nl = false;

                while (engine.Pointer < chars.Length && engine.IsParsing)
                {
                    if (ParseEngine.IsWhiteSpace(chars[engine.Pointer]))
                    {
                        ws = true;
                        engine.Advance();
                    }
                    else if (ParseEngine.IsNewLine(chars[engine.Pointer]))
                    {
                        nl = true;
                        engine.Advance();
                    }
                    else if (chars[engine.Pointer] == ']')
                    {
                        terminated = true;
                        engine.Advance();
                        break;
                    }
                    else if (chars[engine.Pointer] == ',')
                    {
                        ws = false;
                        nl = false;
                        statement.Push(engine, new ColumnOperator(engine));
                        engine.Advance();
                    }
                    else if (chars[engine.Pointer] == ';')
                    {
                        ws = false;
                        nl = false;
                        statement.Push(engine, new RowOperator(engine));
                        engine.Advance();
                    }
                    else if (engine.Pointer < chars.Length - 1 && ParseEngine.IsComment(chars[engine.Pointer], chars[engine.Pointer + 1]))
                    {
                        if (ParseEngine.IsLineComment(chars[engine.Pointer], chars[engine.Pointer + 1]))
                            engine.AdvanceToNextLine();
                        else
                            engine.AdvanceTo("*/");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        engine.ParseBlock(statement, nl ? (Operator)new RowOperator(engine) : (ws ? new ColumnOperator(engine) : null));
                        ws = false;
                        nl = false;
                    }
                }

                if (!terminated)
                {
                    var err = new YAMPMatrixNotClosedError(line, column);
                    engine.AddError(err);
                }

                var container = statement.Finalize(engine).Container;
                return new MatrixExpression(line, column, engine.Pointer - start, engine.Query, container ?? new ContainerExpression());
            }

            return null;
        }