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                            //---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
//
// File: TextPointer.cs
//
// Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved. 
//
// Description: TextPointer object representing a location in formatted text. 
// 
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
namespace System.Windows.Documents
{
    using System;
    using MS.Internal; 
    using System.Threading;
    using System.Windows; 
    using System.Windows.Media; 
    using System.Collections;
 
    /// 
    /// Represents a location in a formatted text content.
    /// 
    ///  
    /// In Avalon formatted text can be contained in elements such as
    /// , , . 
    /// We will refer to these elements as to "text containers". 
    /// Using the properties and the methods of the TextPointer object, you can:
    /// a) Find out what kind of content is in forward or in backward directions from its position; 
    /// b) Get a  scoping or adjacent a position of this TextPointer;
    /// c) Get characters preceding or following the TextPointer when it is positioned within text run -  element;
    /// d) Insert characters in a position where the TextPointer is located;
    /// e) Inspect line layout structure by finding line boundary positions; 
    /// f) Perform visual hit-testing by translating back and forth positions of TextPointer objects into Point objects representing coordinates;
    /// g) Create an instance of a  object and use it for formatting, copying, pasting and other editing operations; 
    ///  
    /// Positions in formatted document where TextPointer objects can be located
    /// are places between characters and element tags. 
    /// As you edit a document, TextPointer objects do not move relative to their surrounding text.
    /// That is, if text is inserted before a text pointer, then the offset of the pointer
    /// from start position of a text container is incremented to reflect its new location
    /// further down in the document (offsets between text pointers can be calculated by 
    /// a  method).
    /// If multiple TextPointer objects are located at the same position and a text 
    /// is inserted into this position, then the new characters and structural tags are 
    /// to the right or to the left of all of the TextPointer objects depending on their
    ///  property. 
    /// Class  is an enum specifying what kind of
    /// content can be found in immediate vicility of a TextPointer. The kinds include
    /// None for text container boundaries, ElementStart and ElementEnd
    /// for opening and closing tags of  elements, EmbeddedElement 
    /// for UIElements inserted in text as atomic objects. The kind of context can be
    /// get from a TextPointer using method . 
    /// TextPointer objects are immutable - they cannot be repositioned in text content 
    /// by any means; and their LogicalDirection property cannot be changed. The context
    /// around a TextPointer can be changed though, as a result of text editing. 
    /// For instance, when text around a TextPointer is deleted, the TextPointer
    /// will appear in a new context - in a content remaining after deletion.
    /// To traverse a document content you can use a bunch of Get*Position
    /// methods - , , etc. 
    /// 
    /// TextPointer class does not have public constructors. 
    /// The only way to get an instance of the TextPointer class is by 
    /// using properties or methods of other objects:
    ///  and , etc. 
    ///  and ,
    ///  and , etc.
    /// TextPointer objects can be also produced from other TextPointer objects
    /// using traversal methods like , 
    /// , ,
    /// etc. TextPointer can be also gotten from a visual coordinate via 
    /// methods like . 
    /// 
    /// We use a concept of "insertion positions" in association with TextPointer objects, 
    /// which is a key for editor behavior and for various api members.
    /// When caret travels over text content it can stop only at particular positions,
    /// skipping all non-appropriate ones. Positions appropriate for caret stopping are called
    /// "insertion positions". Boundary positions of  and  
    /// objects are always forcefully set to insertion positions, even if you pass
    /// arbitrary position in TextRange constructor or  method. 
    /// From TextPointer located at arbitrary (possibly non-insertion) position, you 
    /// can get a TextPointer located at a nearest insertion position by calling
    ///  method. To get from one insertion position to another 
    /// you can use  method.
    /// 
    /// 
    /// Example 0. This code shows how to get an instance of a TextPointer. 
    /// As TextPointer does not have any public constructors, the only way
    /// of getting a TextPointer is to use a property or method of other object. 
    /// This example ContentStart and ContentEnd properties of main text containers, 
    /// create a TextRange for the whole content of each of them and applies
    /// Bold formatting to it. 
    /// 
    ///     void BoldAll(FlowDocument flowDocument, TextFlow textFlow, TextBlock textBlock, RichTextBox richTextBox)
    ///     {
    ///         allContent = new TextRange(flowDocument.ContentStart, flowDocument.ContentEnd); 
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);
    /// 
    ///         allContent = new TextRange(textFlow.ContentStart, textFlow.ContentEnd); 
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);
    /// 
    ///         allContent = new TextRange(textBlock.ContentStart, textFlow.ContentEnd);
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);
    ///
    ///         // Note that RichTextBox does not have ContentStart/ContentEnd properties, 
    ///         // we use its Document property to get to FlowDocument contained within.
    ///         TextRange allContent = new TextRange(richTextBox.Document.ContentStart, richTextBox.Document.ContentEnd); 
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold); 
    ///     }
    ///  
    /// Example 1. This code shows how to use TextPointer for finding a first Run element
    /// from a particular position in forard direction.
    /// 
    ///     Run FindNextRun(TextPointer position) 
    ///     {
    ///         // Traverse content in forward direction until the position is 
    ///         // immediately after opening tag of a Run element. 
    ///         while (position != null &&
    ///             !(position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward) == TextPointerContext.ElementStart 
    ///               &&
    ///               position.Parent is Run))
    ///         {
    ///             position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
    ///         }
    /// 
    ///         // Return a result 
    ///         return position == null ? null : position.Parent as Run;
    ///     } 
    /// 
    /// Example 2. This code shows how to use TextPointer for finding a particular
    /// word in text content. This is a simplistic "find" algorithm, not smart enough
    /// for international issues and for words crossing formatting boundaries. 
    /// 
    ///     TextPointer FindWord(TextPointer position, string word) 
    ///     { 
    ///         while (position != null)
    ///         { 
    ///             if (position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward) == TextPointerContext.Text)
    ///             {
    ///                 string textRun = position.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    ///                 int indexInRun = textRun.IndexOf(word); 
    ///                 if (indexInRun >= 0)
    ///                 { 
    ///                     position = position.GetPositionAtOffset(indexInRun); 
    ///                     break;
    ///                 } 
    ///             }
    ///             else
    ///             {
    ///                 position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
    ///             }
    ///         } 
    /// 
    ///         return position; // will be null, if a word is not found.
    ///     } 
    /// 
    /// Example 3. This code shows how to enumerate and count all Paragraphs in a given TextRange.
    /// 
    ///     int GetParagraphCount(TextRange range) 
    ///     {
    ///         int paragraphCount = 0; 
    ///         TextPointer position = range.Start; 
    ///
    ///         while (position != null && position.CompareTo(range.End) < 0) 
    ///         {
    ///             if (position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward) == TextPointerContext.ElementStart &&
    ///                 position.Parent is Paragraph)
    ///             { 
    ///                 // Just entered a paragraph.
    ///                 paragraphCount ++; 
    /// 
    ///                 // Jump over it.
    ///                 // Schema does not allow nested paragraphs, so we will not miss any. 
    ///                 position = ((Paragraph)position.Parent).ElementEnd;
    ///             }
    ///             else
    ///             { 
    ///                 position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    ///             } 
    ///         } 
    ///
    ///         return paragraphCount; 
    ///     }
    /// 
    /// Example 4. Idenifying whether the document is empty. The document appearing as empty
    /// in RichTextBox actually contains a Paragraph element with a Run child in it. So checking 
    /// a document emptiness is a bit tricky task. In the following example we will utilize
    /// the insertion positions as the most natural mechanism for getting to character part or text content. 
    ///  
    ///     bool IsRichTextBoxEmpty(RichTextBox richTextBox)
    ///     { 
    ///         FlowDocument document = richTextBox.Document; // get a document contained in a RichTextBox
    ///
    ///         TextPointer normalizedStart = document.ContentStart.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    ///         TextPointer normalizedEnd = document.ContentEnd.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward); 
    ///
    ///         // The character content is empty if normalized start and end pointers are at the same position 
    ///         bool isEmpty = normalizedStart.CompareTo(normalizedEnd) == 0; 
    ///
    ///         return isEmpty; 
    ///     }
    /// 
    /// 
    // 
    // Internal comments:
    // 
    // TextContainer's implementation of the Text OM ITextPointer interface. 
    //
    // TextPointers represent locations in the TextContainer.  They point to a 
    // node/edge pair where operations like insert/remove/gettext take place.
    //
    // TextPointers have a property called LogicalDirection, that specifies where
    // they fall if content is insert at their position.  We track LogicalDirection 
    // implicitly: forward direction means the position is always at
    // BeforeStart/BeforeEnd edges, backward direction the reverse. 
    // 
    // TextPointers are guaranteed to stick with their nodes across editing
    // operations.  For inserts, this happens automatically.  However, if the 
    // node a TextPointer points to is removed from the tree, it is expected
    // that a TextPointer will follow its LogicalDirection to the closest neighbor
    // node still living in the tree.
    // 
    // Since we don't store references to TextPointers in the tree itself,
    // we have to wait until a method on the TextPointer is called, then 
    // check if the position's node is still in the tree.  This operation is 
    // called synchronization, and the core method is SyncToTreeGeneration.
    // 
    // SyncToTreeGeneration must be called on every public entry point before
    // attempting to use the TextPointer.
    //
    // Since positions always point to node/edge pairs, if we want to allocate 
    // a position that references a character not on a node edge, we must split
    // the text node at the character position.  If we did no other work, the 
    // tree could become extremely fragmented, with a text node allocated for 
    // each character.  To keep the tree from fragmenting, positions ref count
    // the nodes they occupy.  We do some gymnastics using a finalizer on 
    // TextPointer, adding unreferenced positions to a list we check
    // periodically in all public TextContainer methods.  Dead positions decrement
    // their nodes' ref counts, and a text node whose ref count drops to zero will
    // attempt to merge with neighbors. 
    public class TextPointer : ContentPosition, ITextPointer
    { 
        //----------------------------------------------------- 
        //
        //  Constructors 
        //
        //-----------------------------------------------------

        #region Constructors 

        ///  
        /// Creates a new instance of TextPointer object. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer from which initial properties and location are initialized.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// New TextPointers always have their IsFrozen property set to false, 
        /// regardless of the state of the position parameter.  Otherwise the
        /// new TextPointer instance is identical to the position parameter. 
        ///  
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer textPointer)
        { 
            if (textPointer == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textPointer");
            } 

            InitializeOffset(textPointer, 0, textPointer.GetGravityInternal()); 
        } 

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance. 
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer position, int offset)
        {
            if (position == null)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("position");
            } 
 
            InitializeOffset(position, offset, position.GetGravityInternal());
        } 

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer position, LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            InitializeOffset(position, 0, direction);
        } 
 
        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer position, int offset, LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            InitializeOffset(position, offset, direction);
        }
 
        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextContainer textContainer, int offset, LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            SplayTreeNode node;
            ElementEdge edge; 

            if (offset < 1 || offset > textContainer.InternalSymbolCount - 1)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.BadDistance)); 
            }
 
            textContainer.GetNodeAndEdgeAtOffset(offset, out node, out edge); 

            Initialize(textContainer, (TextTreeNode)node, edge, direction, textContainer.PositionGeneration, false, false, textContainer.LayoutGeneration); 
        }

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            Initialize(tree, node, edge, LogicalDirection.Forward, tree.PositionGeneration, false, false, tree.LayoutGeneration); 
        } 

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance. 
        internal TextPointer(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            Initialize(tree, node, edge, direction, tree.PositionGeneration, false, false, tree.LayoutGeneration);
        } 

        // Constructor equivalent to ITextPointer.CreatePointer 
        internal TextPointer CreatePointer() 
        {
            return new TextPointer(this); 
        }

        // Constructor equivalent to ITextPointer.CreatePointer
        internal TextPointer CreatePointer(LogicalDirection gravity) 
        {
            return new TextPointer(this, gravity); 
        } 

#if REFCOUNT_DEAD_TEXTPOINTERS 
        // *** This code removed ***
        // The TextContainer originally was designed to ref count TextPointer references
        // to TextTreeNodes.  When a TextPointer is created, it addrefs its node.
        // When moved, it addrefs the destination and decrements the old position. 
        // When finalized, it would decrement its final TextTreeNode.
        // 
        // There are two problems with this code: 
        // - The GC will null out managed fields occasionally.  This means we simply
        //   cannot use a finalizer. 
        // - We don't really know/can't depend on how expensive it is to use the GC,
        //   and the whole scheme is an attempt at perf optimization.
        //
        // The current state of the code is that we still ref count on create and 
        // move, but we've disabled the finalizer so TextPointers will reference
        // their final nodes "forever".  This leads to fragmentation: because 
        // we split TextTreeTextNodes as TextPointer reference individual 
        // characters.  However, there's an upper bound on the fragmentation
        // (we can't have more nodes than characters) and in practice no one 
        // walks documents character by character.
        //
        // So, until we identify a specific perf problem, we're not attempting
        // to ressurect this code. 
        //
        // If ever do identify fragmentation as a problem worth solving, 
        // we can already think of at least three possible approaches: 
        //
        // 1. Keep the existing logic, but instead of using a finalizer, 
        //    store an array of WeakReferences on each node (usually null).
        //    Periodically check the array, pruning WeakReferences with
        //    null Targets.
        // 2. As above, but introduce a TextPointerNode instead of hanging 
        //    arrays off other nodes.
        // 3. Keep a static array of TextContainers in memory, ref counted 
        //    by TextPointers.  Restore the TextPointer finalizer, and in 
        //    addition to decrementing the node ref count, decrement the
        //    TextContainer ref count. 

        // This method adds the position to a list of "dead" positions (no
        // external references) that will be examined later to decrement
        // reference counts on nodes, and ultimately merge text nodes. 
        //
        // It's important here that we don't do anything complicated 
        // that might block the finalizer thread or cause too much 
        // contention and hurt perf.  The same goes for code in
        // TextContainer.EmptyDeadPositionList that also uses the lock. 
        /// 
        /// 
        ~TextPointer()
        { 
            ArrayList deadPositionList;
 
            deadPositionList = _tree.DeadPositionList; 

            lock (deadPositionList) 
            {
                deadPositionList.Add(this);
            }
        } 
#endif // REFCOUNT_DEAD_TEXTPOINTERS
 
        #endregion Constructors 

        //------------------------------------------------------ 
        //
        //  Public Methods
        //
        //----------------------------------------------------- 

        #region Public Methods 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns true if this TextPointer is positioned within the same 
        /// text containner as another TextPointer.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// TextPointer to compare. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer objects positioned in different containers cannot 
        /// participate in any operations dealing with several pointers.
        /// For instance, TextPointer objects from two different text containers 
        /// cannot be compared with each other (by calling the method ).
        /// The purpose of this method is to test whether two TextPointer
        /// objects belong to the same text container or not.
        /// Formatted text can be contained within one these elements in Avalon: 
        /// , , .
        /// We refer to them as to "text containers". 
        /// Note, that if one text container is nested within another 
        /// TextPointer objects positioned within a nested text container
        /// are not considered as belonging to the enclosing one. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Example 1. This example shows how to check whether a given TextPointer
        /// is positioned between two other TextPointer objects - in a situation 
        /// when there is no guarantee that all three positions belong to
        /// the same text container 
        ///  
        ///     bool IsPositionContainedBetween(TextPointer test, TextPointer start, TextPointer end)
        ///     { 
        ///         if (!test.IsInSameDocument(start) || !test.IsInSameDocument(end))
        ///         {
        ///             return false;
        ///         } 
        ///         return start.CompareTo(test) <= 0 && test.CompareTo(end) <= 0;
        ///     } 
        ///  
        /// 
        public bool IsInSameDocument(TextPointer textPosition) 
        {
            if (textPosition == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textPosition"); 
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            return (this.TextContainer == textPosition.TextContainer); 
        }

        /// 
        /// Compares positions of this TextPointer with another TextPointer. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The TextPointer to compare with. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Less than zero: this TextPointer preceeds position.
        /// Zero: this TextPointer is at the same location as position.
        /// Greater than zero: this TextPointer follows position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws ArgumentException if position does not belong to the same 
        /// text container as this TextPointer (you can use  
        /// method to detect whether comparison is possible).
        ///  
        public int CompareTo(TextPointer position)
        {
            int offsetThis;
            int offsetPosition; 
            int result;
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, position); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            position.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            offsetThis = GetSymbolOffset();
            offsetPosition = position.GetSymbolOffset(); 
 
            if (offsetThis < offsetPosition)
            { 
                result = -1;
            }
            else if (offsetThis > offsetPosition)
            { 
                result = +1;
            } 
            else 
            {
                result = 0; 
            }

            return result;
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the type of content to one side of this TextPointer. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Returns  if this TextPointer 
        /// is positioned at the beginning of a text container and the requested direction
        /// is , or if it is positioned 
        /// at the end of a text container  and the requested direction is 
        /// .
        /// Returns  if the TextPointer 
        /// has an openenig tag of some of TextElements in the requested direction.
        /// Returns  if the TextPointer
        /// has a closing tag of some of TextElements in the requested direction.
        /// Returns  if the TextPointer 
        /// is positioned within  element and has some non-emty sequence of characters
        /// in requested direction. 
        /// Returns  is the TextPointer 
        /// is positioned within  or 
        /// element and has  as atomic symbol in a requested direction. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This example shows how to use GetPointerContext method in text content
        /// traversal algorithms. It implements an algorithm calculating a balanse of 
        /// opening and closing tags between two TextPointer positions (each opening tag
        /// counted as +1, while a closing one as -1). 
        ///  
        ///     int GetElementTagBalance(TextPointer start, TextPointer end)
        ///     { 
        ///         int balanse = 0;
        ///
        ///         while (start != null && start.CompareTo(end) < 0)
        ///         { 
        ///             TextPointerContext forwardContext = start.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        /// 
        ///             if (forwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementStart) 
        ///             {
        ///                 balanse++; 
        ///             }
        ///             else if (forwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementEnd)
        ///             {
        ///                 balanse--; 
        ///             }
        ///             start = start.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        ///         } 
        ///
        ///         return balanse; 
        ///     }
        /// 
        /// 
        public TextPointerContext GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction"); 
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            return (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? GetPointerContextForward(_node, this.Edge) : GetPointerContextBackward(_node, this.Edge);
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the count of Unicode characters between this TextPointer and the 
        /// edge of an element in the given direction.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If the TetPointer is positioned not inside a  element,
        /// then the method always returns zero. 
        ///  
        public int GetTextRunLength(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            int count = 0; 

            // Combine adjacent text nodes into a single run. 
            // This isn't just a perf optimization.  Because text positions
            // split text nodes, if we just returned a single node's text
            // callers would see strange side effects where position.GetTextLength() !=
            // position.GetText if a position is moved between the calls. 
            if (_tree.PlainTextOnly)
            { 
                // Optimize for TextBox, which only ever contains (sometimes 
                // very large quantities of) text nodes.
                Invariant.Assert(this.GetScopingNode() is TextTreeRootNode); 

                if (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward)
                {
                    count = _tree.InternalSymbolCount - this.GetSymbolOffset() - 1; 
                }
                else 
                { 
                    count = this.GetSymbolOffset() - 1;
                } 
            }
            else
            {
                TextTreeNode textNode = GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(direction); 

                while (textNode != null) 
                { 
                    count += textNode.SymbolCount;
                    textNode = ((direction == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? textNode.GetNextNode() : textNode.GetPreviousNode()) as TextTreeTextNode; 
                }
            }

            return count; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Returns the distance between this TextPointer and another.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// TextPointer to compare.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an ArgumentException if the TextPointer position is not
        /// positioned within the same document as this TextPointer. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The return value will be negative if the TextPointer position 
        /// preceeds this TextPointer, zero if the two TextPointers
        /// are equally positioned, or positive if position follows this
        /// TextPointer.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The distance is represented as a number of "symbols" 
        /// between these two pointers. 
        /// Each opening and each closing tag of any TextElement
        /// is considered as one symbol. So an empty TextElement contributes 
        /// two symbols - one for each of tags.
        /// UIElement placed within InlineUIContainer or BlockUIContainer
        /// represented as one symbol - independently of how complex
        /// is its content. Even if the UIElement contains or is a 
        /// text container it is treated as atomic entity - single symbol.
        /// This may be confusing especially if you do not pay 
        /// muchy attention to a difference between the  
        /// the  class.
        /// Each 16-bit unicode character inside a  element 
        /// is considered as one symbol.
        /// For instance, for the following xaml:
        /// <Run>abc</Run><InlineUIContainer><Button>OK</Button></InlineUIContainer>
        /// the offset from itw content start to content end will be 8 - 
        /// one for each of: (1) Run start, (2) "a", (3) "b", (4) "c", (5) Run end, (6) InlineUIContainer start,
        /// (7) whole Button element, (8) InlineUIContainer end. Note that Button 
        /// element considered as one symbol even though it is represented 
        /// by two tags and two characters.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// In this example we show how to use TextPointer offsets for
        /// persisting positional information. Assuming that the content of
        /// a RichTextBox is not changed between calls of 
        /// GetPersistedSelection and RestoreSelectionFromPersistedRange
        /// methods, the selection will be restored to its original state. 
        ///  
        ///     struct PersistedTextRange { int Start; int End; }
        /// 
        ///     PersistedTextRange GetPersistedSelection(RichTextBox richTextBox)
        ///     {
        ///         PersistedTextRange persistedSelection;
        /// 
        ///         TextPointer contentStart = richTextBox.Document.ContentStart;
        ///         persistedSelection.Start = contentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(richTextBox.Selection.Start); 
        ///         persistedSelection.End = contentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(richTextBox.Selection.End); 
        ///
        ///         return persistedSelection; 
        ///     }
        ///
        ///     RestoreSelectionFromPersistedRange(RichTextBox richTextBox, PersistedTextRange persistedRange)
        ///     { 
        ///         TextPointer contentStart = richTextBox.Document.ContentStart;
        /// 
        ///         richTextBox.Selection.Select( 
        ///             contentStart.GetPositionAtOffset(persistedRange.Start),
        ///             contentStart.GetPositionAtOffset(persistedRange.End)); 
        ///     }
        ///
        /// 
        ///  
        public int GetOffsetToPosition(TextPointer position)
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, position); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            position.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            return (position.GetSymbolOffset() - GetSymbolOffset());
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns text bordering this TextPointer from one side or another. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Direction to query.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// See GetTextInRun(direction, textBuffer, startIndex, count) method 
        /// remarks for semantics of the returned text. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This is an example of simplistic plain text converter.
        /// This algorithm produces a string concatenating all text runs
        /// between two TextPointers.
        /// Note that this is really simplistic algorithm. You sould use 
        ///  property for more sophisticated
        /// plain text conversion. 
        ///  
        ///     string GetPlainText(TextPointer start, TextPointer end)
        ///     { 
        ///         StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
        ///
        ///         while (start != null && start.CompareTo(end) < end)
        ///         { 
        ///             if (start.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward) == TextPointerContext.Text)
        ///             { 
        ///                 // Check if this text run reaches beyond the end position 
        ///                 // and trancate the string if needed.
        ///                 string textRun = start.GetTextInRum(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        ///                 if (textRun.Length > start.GetOffsetToPosition(end))
        ///                 {
        ///                     textRun = textRun.Substring(0, start.GetOffsetToPosition(end));
        ///                 } 
        ///
        ///                 // Add characters from this text run to output buffer. 
        ///                 buffer.Add(textRun); 
        ///             }
        /// 
        ///             start = start.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        ///             // Note that for text run this method skips the whole run, not just one character.
        ///         }
        ///         return buffer.ToString(); 
        ///     }
        ///  
        ///  
        public string GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            return TextPointerBase.GetTextInRun(this, direction);
        } 

        ///  
        /// Copies characters bordering this TextPointer into a caller supplied char array. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Buffer into which chars are copied. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Index within the textBuffer array at which the copy is started. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The maximum number of characters to copy. Must be less than
        /// or equal to a (textBuffer.Length - startIndex).
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The count of chars actually copied.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Is thrown in the following cases: (a) when startIndex is less than zero,
        /// (b) when startIndex is greater than textBuffer.Length, 
        /// (c) when count is less than zero, (d) when count
        /// is greater than size available for copying (textBuffer.Length - startIndex).
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This method only returns uninterrupted runs of text -- no text will
        /// be returned if any symbol type other than text borders this 
        /// TextPointer in the specified direction.  Similarly, text will only 
        /// be returned up to the next non-text symbol.
        ///  
        public int GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction, char[] textBuffer, int startIndex, int count)
        {
            TextTreeTextNode textNode;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            textNode = GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(direction); 

            return textNode == null ? 0 : GetTextInRun(_tree, GetSymbolOffset(), textNode, -1, direction, textBuffer, startIndex, count);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns an element represented by a symbol, if any, bordering 
        /// this TextPointer in the specified direction. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The element if its opening or closing tag exists 
        /// in a specified direction. Otherwize returns null.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// The returned element may be both a 
        /// and a . 
        ///  object will be returned when
        /// this TextPointer is located before or after of either opening
        /// or closing tag in appropriate direction.
        ///  object can be returned only when 
        /// the pointer is located outside its opening or closing tag - within
        ///  or . 
        ///  
        public DependencyObject GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            return GetAdjacentElement(_node, this.Edge, direction); 
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns a TextPointer at a new position by a specified symbol
        /// count.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Number of symbols to advance.  offset may be negative, in which
        /// case the TextPointer is moved backwards. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// TextPointer located at requested position in case if requested position 
        /// does exist, otherwize returns null. LogicalDirection of the TextPointer
        /// returned is the same as of this TexPointer.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This method, like all other TextPointer methods, defines a symbol
        /// as one of: 
        /// - 16 bit Unicode character. 
        /// - opening or closing tag of a .
        /// - the whole  as atomic embedded object. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This example shows how to use this method for creating TextPointers
        /// from a persisted index-based position representation. 
        /// The first method returns a integer offset of a TextPointer
        /// from the beginning of a Paragraph. The second method re-creates 
        /// a pointer from an integer ofset at the same relative position. 
        /// 
        ///     int GetPersistedPositionRelativeToParagraph(TextPointer position) 
        ///     {
        ///         Paragraph paragraph = position.Paragraph;
        ///
        ///         if (paragraph == null) 
        ///         {
        ///             return 0; // Some positions may be not within any Paragraph, 
        ///             // so we need to return something; or throw exception. 
        ///         }
        /// 
        ///         return paragraph.ContentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(position);
        ///     }
        ///
        ///     int GetTextPointerRelativeToParagraph(Paragraph paragraph, int persistedPositionRelativeToParagraph) 
        ///     {
        ///         // Check whether persisted position is still within this paragraph 
        ///         if (persistedPositionRelativeToParagraph > 
        ///             paragraph.ContentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(paragraph.ContentEnd))
        ///         { 
        ///             // the index is beyond the paragraph end. Return the farthest position within the paragraph.
        ///             return paragraph.ContentEnd;
        ///         }
        /// 
        ///         return paragraph.ContentStart.GetPositionAtOffset(persistedPositionRelativeToParagraph);
        ///     } 
        ///  
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetPositionAtOffset(int offset) 
        {
            return GetPositionAtOffset(offset, this.LogicalDirection);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at a new position by a specified symbol 
        /// count. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Number of symbols to advance.  offset may be negative, in which
        /// case the TextPointer is moved backwards.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// LogicalDirection desired for a returned TextPointer.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// TextPointer located at requested position in case if requested position
        /// does exist, otherwize returns null. LogicalDirection of the TextPointer 
        /// returned is as specified by a .
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This method, like all other TextPointer methods, defines a symbol 
        /// as one of:
        /// - 16 bit Unicode character. 
        /// - opening or closing tag of a . 
        /// - the whole  as atomic embedded object.
        /// See examples in  method with one parameter. 
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetPositionAtOffset(int offset, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            TextPointer position = new TextPointer(this, direction); 
            int actualCount = position.MoveByOffset(offset);
            if (actualCount == offset) 
            { 
                position.Freeze();
                return position; 
            }
            else
            {
                return null; 
            }
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a pointer at the next symbol in a specified 
        /// direction, or past all following Unicode characters if the
        /// bordering content is Unicode text.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// TextPointer in a requested direction, null if this TextPointer
        /// borders the start or end of the document. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// If the following symbol is of type EmbeddedElement, ElementStart,
        /// or ElementEnd (as returned by the GetPointerContext method), then 
        /// the TextPointer is advanced by exactly one symbol.
        /// If the following symbol is of type Text, then the TextPointer is 
        /// advanced until it passes all following text (ie, until it reaches 
        /// a position with a different return value for GetPointerContext).
        /// The exact symbol count crossed can be calculated in advance by 
        /// calling GetTextLength.
        /// If there is no following symbol (start or end of the document),
        /// then the method returns null.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// This example shows how to use this method for traversing 
        /// text content and examine its structure. The method implements 
        /// a simplistic text content serializer, producing an xml-looking
        /// text. 
        /// Note that to produce really well formed xml System.Xml
        /// interfaces must be used. We use this simplification only
        /// to make it more readable for people not familiar with System.Xml api.
        ///  
        ///     string GetXaml(TextElement element)
        ///     { 
        ///         StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(); 
        ///
        ///         // Position a "navigator" pointer before the opening tag of the element. 
        ///         TextPointer navigator = element.ElementStart;
        ///
        ///         while (navigator.CompareTo(element.ElementEnd) < 0)
        ///         { 
        ///             switch (navigator.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward))
        ///             { 
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.ElementStart : 
        ///                     // Output opening tag of the TextElement
        ///                     buffer.AddFormat("<{0}>", navigator.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Forward).GetType().Name); 
        ///                     break;
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.ElementEnd :
        ///                     // Output closing tag of the TextElement
        ///                     buffer.AddFormat("</{0}>", navigator.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Forward).GetType().Name); 
        ///                     break;
        ///                 case TextPointerContent.EmbeddedElement : 
        ///                     // Output simple tag for embedded element 
        ///                     buffer.AddFormat("<{0}/>", navigator.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Forward).GetType().Name);
        ///                     break; 
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.Text :
        ///                     // Output the text content of thi text run
        ///                     buffer.Add(navigator.GetTextInRun(LoigcalDirection.Forward);
        ///                     break; 
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.None :
        ///                     Assert(false, "We do not expect to reach end of text container in this loop"); 
        ///                     break; 
        ///             }
        /// 
        ///             // Advance the naviagtor to the next context position.
        ///             navigator = navigator.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        ///
        ///             Assert(navigator != null, "We do not expect to reach an end of a text container in this loop, as it is limited by element.ContentEnd bounadry"); 
        ///         }
        ///     } 
        ///  
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return (TextPointer)((ITextPointer)this).GetNextContextPosition(direction);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at the closest insertion position in a 
        /// specified direction. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to search a closest insertion position.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// TextPointer positioned at inserion point. The value is never null. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The concept of insertion position is a convenience 
        /// for traversing text content across structural boundaries,
        /// between table cells, paragraphs, list items etc. 
        /// An insertion position is anywhere the containing document
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not
        /// insertion positions include locations between Paragraphs
        /// (between closing tag of a preceding paragraph and an opening tag 
        /// of the following paragraph). A position within text runs
        /// in the middle of a surrogate Unicode surrogate pair is also 
        /// not an insertion position. 
        /// The method can be used for disambiguating insertion positions
        /// in two cases: when the text has two insertion positions separated by 
        /// a sequence of formatting tags, as between "d" and "t" in this
        /// markup: "<Bold>Bold</Bold>text" - we have an insertion position
        /// before closing tag of Bold element and immediately after it. Both are
        /// valid insertion position and caret would stop on each of them 
        /// depending on the direction of keyboard navigation. The method
        /// GetInsertionPosition allows user to pick one or another 
        /// without moving to the "next" insertion position. 
        /// Another important case when the method is useful is
        /// when a sequence of structural tags is involved. If you 
        /// have a position, say between closing and opening paragraph tags,
        /// and want to fing a nearest insertion position the direction
        /// parameter will tell which of two possible positions to take:
        /// in the end of the preceding or in the begining of the following paragraph. 
        /// If the pointer is already at insertion position
        /// but there is a non-empty sequence formatting in the given direction, 
        /// then the position after all formatting tags will be returned. 
        /// If the pointer is already at insertion position
        /// and there is no any formatting tags in the given direction, 
        /// then the returned position is the same as this one.
        /// Somethimes the whole document does not have even
        /// one insertion position - it happens when the content
        /// is structurally incomplete, say in empty  
        /// or element. In such case the method
        /// will return the  original position even though it is not 
        /// an insertion position. The method never returns null. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This example shows how to use the method GetInsertionPosition
        /// as a convenience of finding a starting "editable" position.
        /// 
        ///     bool IsElementEmpty(TextElement element) 
        ///     {
        ///         // Find first and last insertion positions in this element. 
        ///         // We use inward directions to make sure that insertion position 
        ///         // will be found correctly in case when the element is inline formatting one
        ///         // (i.e. Run or Span). 
        ///         TextPointer start = element.ContentStart.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        ///         TextPointer end = element.ContentEnd.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward);
        ///
        ///         // Element has empty printable content if its first and last 
        ///         // insertion positions are equal.
        ///         return start.CompareTo(end) == 0; 
        ///     } 
        /// 
        ///  
        public TextPointer GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return (TextPointer)((ITextPointer)this).GetInsertionPosition(direction);
        } 

        // Used for pointer normalization in cases when direction does not matter. 
        internal TextPointer GetInsertionPosition() 
        {
            return GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        }

        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer in the direction indicated to the following 
        /// insertion position.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// A TextPointer at an insertion position in a requested direction,
        /// null if there is no more insertion positions in that direction.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The concept of insertion position is a convenience 
        /// for traversing text content across structural boundaries, 
        /// between table cells, paragraphs, list items etc.
        /// See more detailed definition of the concept of 
        /// "insertion position" in the 
        /// method.
        /// If the TextPointer is not currently at an insertion position, this
        /// method will move the TextPointer to the next insertion position in 
        /// the indicated direction, just like the MoveToInsertionPosition
        /// method. 
        /// If the TextPointer is currently at an insertion position, this 
        /// method will move the TextPointer to following insertion position,
        /// if the end of document is not encountered. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// In this example we use the method GetNextInsertionPosition
        /// for passing over structural boundaries in a proces of 
        /// enumerating all  in a range.
        ///  
        ///     int GetParagraphCount(TextPointer start, TextPointer end) 
        ///     {
        ///         int paragraphCount = 0; 
        ///
        ///         while (start != null && start.CompareTo(end) < 0)
        ///         {
        ///             Paragraph paragraph = start.Paragraph; 
        ///
        ///             if (paragraph != null) 
        ///             { 
        ///                 paragraphCount++;
        /// 
        ///                 // Advance start to an end of the paragraph found
        ///                 start = paragraph.ContentEnd;
        ///             }
        /// 
        ///             // Use GetNextInsertionPosition method to skip a sequence
        ///             // of structural tags 
        ///             start = start.GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        ///         }
        /// 
        ///         return paragraphCount;
        ///     }
        /// 
        ///  
        public TextPointer GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return (TextPointer)((ITextPointer)this).GetNextInsertionPosition(direction); 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at the start of line after skipping
        /// a given number of line starts in forward or backward direction.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Number of line starts to skip when finding a desired line start position. 
        /// Negative values specify preceding lines, zero specifies the current line, 
        /// positive values specify following lines.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's HasValidLayout
        /// property is set false.  Without a calculated layout it is not possible
        /// to position relative to rendered lines. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer positioned at the begining of a line requested 
        /// (with LogicalDirection set to Forward).
        /// If there is no sufficient lines in requested direction, 
        /// returns null.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Line identification is possible only from normalized insertion positions; 
        /// Line identification from not-normalized positions is mbigous and can produce
        /// unexpected results. Say, if a position is between closing and opening 
        /// Paragraph tags, then GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection) is needed 
        /// to decide whether we start from the end of previous Paragraph or
        /// from the start of the following one. Without such call 
        /// 
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection 
        /// is considered to be at the end of line, and calling MoveToLineBoundary(0)
        /// would reposition it at the start of the preceding line.  Making the 
        /// same call with forward LogicalDirection would leave the TextPointer 
        /// positioned where it started -- at the start of the following line.
        ///  
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetLineStartPosition(int count)
        {
            int actualCount; 

            TextPointer lineStartPosition = GetLineStartPosition(count, out actualCount); 
 
            return (actualCount != count) ? null : lineStartPosition;
        } 

        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at the start of line after skipping
        /// a given number of line starts in forward or backward direction. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Offset of the destination line.  Negative values specify preceding 
        /// lines, zero specifies the current line, positive values specify
        /// following lines. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The offset of the line moved to.  This value may be less than
        /// requested if the beginning or end of document is encountered. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer positioned at the begining of a line requested 
        /// (with LogicalDirection set to Forward).
        /// If there is no sufficient lines in requested direction, 
        /// returns a position at the beginning of a farthest line
        /// in this direction. In such case out parameter actualCount
        /// gets a number of lines actually skipped.
        /// Unlike the other override in this case the returned pointer is never null. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly 
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection 
        /// is considered to be at the end of line, and calling MoveToLineBoundary(0)
        /// would reposition it at the start of the preceding line.  Making the
        /// same call with forward LogicalDirection would leave the TextPointer
        /// positioned where it started -- at the start of the following line. 
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetLineStartPosition(int count, out int actualCount) 
        { 
            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            TextPointer position = new TextPointer(this);

            if (this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                actualCount = position.MoveToLineBoundary(count);
            } 
            else 
            {
                actualCount = 0; 
            }

            position.SetLogicalDirection(LogicalDirection.Forward);
            position.Freeze(); 

            return position; 
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the bounding box of the content bordering this TextPointer
        /// in a specified direction.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction of content.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// TextElement edges are not considered content for the purposes of
        /// this method.  If the TextPointer is positioned before a TextElement 
        /// edge, the return value will be the bounding box of the next
        /// non-TextElement content.
        /// If there is no content in the specified direction, a zero-width
        /// Rect is returned with height matching the preceding content. 
        /// 
        public Rect GetCharacterRect(LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            this.ValidateLayout(); 

            if (!this.HasValidLayout) 
            { 
                return Rect.Empty;
            } 

            return TextPointerBase.GetCharacterRect(this, direction);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Inserts text at this TextPointer's position. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Text to insert. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The LogicalDirection property specifies whether this TextPointer
        /// will be positioned before or after the new text. 
        /// 
        public void InsertTextInRun(string textData) 
        { 
            if (textData == null)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textData");
            }

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            TextPointer insertPosition; 

            if (TextSchema.IsInTextContent(this)) 
            {
                insertPosition = this;
            }
            else 
            {
                insertPosition = TextRangeEditTables.EnsureInsertionPosition(this); 
            } 

            _tree.BeginChange(); 
            try
            {
                _tree.InsertTextInternal(insertPosition, textData);
            } 
            finally
            { 
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }
        } 

        /// 
        /// Deletes text in Run at this TextPointer's position
        ///  
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Number of characters to delete. 
        /// Positive count deletes text following this TextPointer in Run.
        /// Negative count deletes text preceding this TextPointer in Run. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Returns the actual count of deleted chars.
        /// The actual count may be less than requested in cases 
        /// when original requested count exceeds text run length in given direction.
        ///  
        public int DeleteTextInRun(int count) 
        {
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            // TextSchema Validation
            if (!TextSchema.IsInTextContent(this)) 
            {
                return 0; 
            } 

            // Direction to delete text in run 
            LogicalDirection direction = count < 0 ? LogicalDirection.Backward : LogicalDirection.Forward;

            // Get text run length in given direction
            int maxDeleteCount = this.GetTextRunLength(direction); 

            // Truncate count if it extends past the run in given direction 
            if (count > 0 && count > maxDeleteCount) 
            {
                count = maxDeleteCount; 
            }
            else if (count < 0 && count < -maxDeleteCount)
            {
                count = -maxDeleteCount; 
            }
 
            // Get a new pointer for deletion 
            TextPointer deleteToPosition = new TextPointer(this, count);
 
            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            {
                if (count > 0) 
                {
                    _tree.DeleteContentInternal(this, deleteToPosition); 
                } 
                else if (count < 0)
                { 
                    _tree.DeleteContentInternal(deleteToPosition, this);
                }
            }
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            } 

            return count; 
        }

        /// 
        /// Inserts a TextElement at this TextPointer's position. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// ContentElement to insert. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The LogicalDirection property specifies whether this TextPointer
        /// will be positioned before or after the TextElement.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws ArgumentException is textElement is not valid
        /// according to flow schema. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws InvalidOperationException if textElement cannot be inserted 
        /// at this position because it belongs to another tree.
        /// 
        internal void InsertTextElement(TextElement textElement)
        { 
            Invariant.Assert(textElement != null);
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            ValidationHelper.ValidateChild(this, textElement, "textElement");

            if (textElement.Parent != null)
            { 
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextPointer_CannotInsertTextElementBecauseItBelongsToAnotherTree));
            } 
            textElement.RepositionWithContent(this); 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Insert a paragraph break at this position by splitting all elements upto its paragraph ancestor.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// When this position has a paragraph parent, this method returns a
        /// normalized position in the beginning of a second paragraph. 
        /// 
        /// Otherwise, if the position is not parented by a paragraph
        /// (for special insertion positions such as table row end, BlockUIContainer boundaries, etc), 
        /// this method creates a paragraph by using rules of EnsureInsertionPosition()
        /// and returns a normalized position at the start of the paragraph created.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws InvalidOperationException when this position has a non-splittable ancestor such as Hyperlink,
        /// since we cannot successfully split upto the parent paragraph in this case. 
        ///  
        public TextPointer InsertParagraphBreak()
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            Type containerType = this.TextContainer.Parent.GetType(); 
            if (!TextSchema.IsValidChildOfContainer(containerType, typeof(Paragraph)))
            { 
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextSchema_IllegalElement, "Paragraph", containerType)); 
            }
 
            Inline ancestor = this.GetNonMergeableInlineAncestor();

            if (ancestor != null)
            { 
                // Cannot split a hyperlink element!
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextSchema_CannotSplitElement, ancestor.GetType().Name)); 
            } 

            TextPointer position; 

            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            { 
                position = TextRangeEdit.InsertParagraphBreak(this, /*moveIntoSecondParagraph:*/true);
            } 
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }

            return position;
        } 

        ///  
        /// Insert a line break at this position. 
        /// If the position is parented by a Run, the Run element is split at this position and then a line break inserted.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// TextPointer positioned immediately after the closing tag of
        /// a  element inserted by this method.
        ///  
        public TextPointer InsertLineBreak()
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            TextPointer position;

            _tree.BeginChange();
            try 
            {
                position = TextRangeEdit.InsertLineBreak(this); 
            } 
            finally
            { 
                _tree.EndChange();
            }

            return position; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Debug only ToString override.
        ///  
        public override string ToString()
        {
#if DEBUG
            return "TextPointer Id=" + _debugId + " NodeId=" + _node.DebugId + " Edge=" + this.Edge; 
#else
            return base.ToString(); 
#endif // DEBUG 
        }
 
        #endregion Public Methods

        //------------------------------------------------------
        // 
        //  Public Properties
        // 
        //------------------------------------------------------ 

        #region Public Properties 

        /// 
        /// Returns true if layout is calculated at the current position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Methods that depend on layout -- GetLineStartPosition, 
        /// GetCharacterRect, and IsAtLineStartPosition -- will attempt 
        /// to re-calculate a dirty layout when called.  Recalculating
        /// layout can be extremely expensive, however, and this method 
        /// lets the caller detect when layout is dirty.
        /// 
        // Internal methods that depend on this property:
        //  - MoveToNextCaretPosition 
        //  - MoveToBackspaceCaretPosition
        public bool HasValidLayout 
        { 
            get
            { 
                return _tree.TextView == null ? false : _tree.TextView.IsValid && _tree.TextView.Contains(this);
            }
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Specifies whether the TextPointer is associated with preceding or 
        /// following content. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If new content is insert at the TextPointer's current position, it
        /// will move to the edge of the new content that also borders its
        /// original associated content.
        ///  
        public LogicalDirection LogicalDirection
        { 
            get 
            {
                return GetGravityInternal(); 
            }
        }

        ///  
        /// Returns the logical parent scoping this TextPointer.
        ///  
        public DependencyObject Parent 
        {
            get 
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
                return GetLogicalTreeNode();
            } 
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns true if this TextPointer is positioned at an insertion
        /// position.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// An "insertion position" is a position where where the containing document
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not 
        /// insertion positions include spaces between Paragraphs, or between 
        /// Unicode surrogate pairs.
        ///  
        public bool IsAtInsertionPosition
        {
            get
            { 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
                return TextPointerBase.IsAtInsertionPosition(this);
            } 
        }

        /// 
        /// Returns true if this TextPointer is positioned at the start of a 
        /// line.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's HasValidLayout
        /// property is set false.  Without a calculated layout it is not possible 
        /// to determine where the current line starts or ends.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly 
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection 
        /// will never have a true IsAtLineStartPosition unless it is positioned at the 
        /// head of a document.
        /// This property is always false when HasValidLayout is false. 
        /// 
        public bool IsAtLineStartPosition
        {
            get 
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                this.ValidateLayout(); 

                if (!this.HasValidLayout)
                {
                    return false; 
                }
 
                TextSegment lineRange = _tree.TextView.GetLineRange(this); 

                // Null lineRange if no layout is available. 
                if (!lineRange.IsNull)
                {
                    TextPointer position = new TextPointer(this);
                    TextPointerContext backwardContext = position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward); 

                    // Skip past any formatting. 
                    while ((backwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementStart || backwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementEnd) && 
                        TextSchema.IsFormattingType(position.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Backward).GetType()))
                    { 
                        position.MoveToNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                        backwardContext = position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    }
 
                    if (position.CompareTo((TextPointer)lineRange.Start) <= 0)
                    { 
                        return true; 
                    }
                } 

                return false;
            }
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the paragraph scoping this textpointer 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// When TextPointer is at insertion position it usually
        /// have non-null paragraph. The only exception is when
        /// it is positioned at the end of TableRow, where
        /// there is no scoping paragraph. 
        /// When TextPointer is positioned outside of a paragraph,
        /// the property returns null. 
        ///  
        public Paragraph Paragraph
        { 
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                return this.ParentBlock as Paragraph; 
            } 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns the paragraph-like parent of the pointer
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If we would have a common base class for Paragraph and BlockUIContainer,
        /// we would return it here. 
        ///  
        internal Block ParagraphOrBlockUIContainer
        { 
            //
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
                Block parentBlock = this.ParentBlock; 
                return (parentBlock is Paragraph) || (parentBlock is BlockUIContainer) ? parentBlock : null;
            } 
        }

        /// 
        /// The start position of the document's content 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This property may be useful as a base for persistent 
        /// position indexing - for calculating offsets
        /// to all other pointers. 
        /// The  property for this
        /// position is not a TextElement - it is a text container,
        /// which can be one of , ,
        /// . 
        /// 
        public TextPointer DocumentStart 
        { 
            get
            { 
                return TextContainer.Start;
            }
        }
 
        /// 
        /// The end position of the document's content. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The  property for this 
        /// position is not a TextElement - it is a text container,
        /// which can be one of , ,
        /// .
        ///  
        public TextPointer DocumentEnd
        { 
            get 
            {
                return TextContainer.End; 
            }
        }

        #endregion Public Properties 

        //----------------------------------------------------- 
        // 
        //  Internal Methods
        // 
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Internal Methods
 
        // Returns this TextPointer's topmost Inline ancestor, which is not a mergeable (or splittable) Inline element. (e.g. Hyperlink)
        internal Inline GetNonMergeableInlineAncestor() 
        { 
            Inline ancestor = this.Parent as Inline;
 
            while (ancestor != null && TextSchema.IsMergeableInline(ancestor.GetType()))
            {
                ancestor = ancestor.Parent as Inline;
            } 

            return ancestor; 
        } 

        // Returns this TextPointer's closest ListItem ancestor. 
        internal ListItem GetListAncestor()
        {
            TextElement ancestor = this.Parent as TextElement;
 
            while (ancestor != null && !(ancestor is ListItem))
            { 
                ancestor = ancestor.Parent as TextElement; 
            }
 
            return ancestor as ListItem;
        }

        internal static int GetTextInRun(TextContainer textContainer, int symbolOffset, TextTreeTextNode textNode, int nodeOffset, LogicalDirection direction, char[] textBuffer, int startIndex, int count) 
        {
            int skipCount; 
            int finalCount; 

            if (textBuffer == null) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textBuffer");
            }
            if (startIndex < 0) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.NegativeValue, "startIndex")); 
            } 
            if (startIndex > textBuffer.Length)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.StartIndexExceedsBufferSize, startIndex, textBuffer.Length));
            }
            if (count < 0)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.NegativeValue, "count"));
            } 
            if (count > textBuffer.Length - startIndex) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.MaxLengthExceedsBufferSize, count, textBuffer.Length, startIndex)); 
            }
            Invariant.Assert(textNode != null, "textNode is expected to be non-null");

            textContainer.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            if (nodeOffset < 0) 
            { 
                skipCount = 0;
            } 
            else
            {
                skipCount = (direction == LogicalDirection.Backward) ? nodeOffset : textNode.SymbolCount - nodeOffset;
                symbolOffset += nodeOffset; 
            }
            finalCount = 0; 
 
            // Loop and combine adjacent text nodes into a single run.
            // This isn't just a perf optimization.  Because text positions 
            // split text nodes, if we just returned a single node's text
            // callers would see strange side effects where position.GetTextLength() !=
            // position.GetText() if another position is moved between the calls.
            while (textNode != null) 
            {
                // Never return more textBuffer than the text following this position in the current text node. 
                finalCount += Math.Min(count - finalCount, textNode.SymbolCount - skipCount); 
                skipCount = 0;
                if (finalCount == count) 
                    break;
                textNode = ((direction == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? textNode.GetNextNode() : textNode.GetPreviousNode()) as TextTreeTextNode;
            }
 
            // If we're reading backwards, need to fixup symbolOffset to point into the node.
            if (direction == LogicalDirection.Backward) 
            { 
                symbolOffset -= finalCount;
            } 

            if (finalCount > 0) // We may not have allocated textContainer.RootTextBlock if no text was ever inserted.
            {
                TextTreeText.ReadText(textContainer.RootTextBlock, symbolOffset, finalCount, textBuffer, startIndex); 
            }
 
            return finalCount; 
        }
 
        internal static DependencyObject GetAdjacentElement(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            TextTreeNode adjacentNode;
            DependencyObject element; 

            adjacentNode = GetAdjacentNode(node, edge, direction); 
 
            if (adjacentNode is TextTreeObjectNode)
            { 
                element = ((TextTreeObjectNode)adjacentNode).EmbeddedElement;
            }
            else if (adjacentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
            { 
                element = ((TextTreeTextElementNode)adjacentNode).TextElement;
            } 
            else 
            {
                // We're adjacent to a text node, or have no sibling in the specified direction. 
                element = null;
            }

            return element; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Moves this TextPointer to another TextPointer's position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Position to move to.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an ArgumentException if textPosition is not
        /// positioned within the same document. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen 
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        internal void MoveToPosition(TextPointer textPosition)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, textPosition);
 
            VerifyNotFrozen(); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            textPosition.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            MoveToNode(_tree, textPosition.Node, textPosition.Edge);
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer to a new position by a specified symbol 
        /// count.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Number of symbols to advance.  offset may be negative, in which 
        /// case the TextPointer is moved backwards.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This method, like all other TextPointer methods, defines a symbol
        /// as a 
        /// - 16 bit Unicode character.
        /// - TextElement start or end edge. 
        /// - UIElement. 
        /// - ContentElement other than TextElement.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The number of symbols actually advanced.  The absolute value of the
        /// count returned may be less than requested if the end of document is
        /// encountered while advancing. 
        /// 
        internal int MoveByOffset(int offset) 
        { 
            SplayTreeNode node;
            ElementEdge edge; 
            int symbolOffset;
            int currentOffset;

            VerifyNotFrozen(); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            if (offset != 0)
            {
                currentOffset = GetSymbolOffset();
                symbolOffset = unchecked(currentOffset + offset); 

                if (symbolOffset < 1) 
                { 
                    if (offset > 0)
                    { 
                        // Rolled past Int32.MaxValue.  Go to end of doc.
                        symbolOffset = _tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1;
                        offset = symbolOffset - currentOffset;
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        // Underflow.  Go to start of doc. 
                        offset += (1 - symbolOffset);
                        symbolOffset = 1; 
                    }
                }
                else if (symbolOffset > _tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1)
                { 
                    // Overflow.  Go to end of doc.
                    // NB: there's no symmetric check here for rolling under with distance=Int32.MinValue. 
                    // Since GetSymbolOffset is always positive, we can't roll-around with a min value. 
                    offset -= (symbolOffset - (_tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1));
                    symbolOffset = _tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1; 
                }

                _tree.GetNodeAndEdgeAtOffset(symbolOffset, out node, out edge);
                MoveToNode(_tree, (TextTreeNode)node, edge); 
            }
 
            return offset; 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer to the next symbol in a specified
        /// direction, or past all following Unicode characters if the
        /// bordering content is Unicode text. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to move. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// true if the TextPointer is repositioned, false if the TextPointer
        /// borders the start or end of the document. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// If the following symbol is of type EmbeddedElement, ElementStart, 
        /// or ElementEnd (as returned by the GetPointerContext method), then
        /// the TextPointer is advanced by exactly one symbol.
        ///
        /// If the following symbol is of type Text, then the TextPointer is 
        /// advanced until it passes all following text (ie, until it reaches
        /// a position with a different return value for GetPointerContext). 
        /// The exact symbol count crossed can be calculated in advance by 
        /// calling GetTextLength.
        /// 
        /// If there is no following symbol (start or end of the document),
        /// then the method does nothing and returns false.
        /// 
        internal bool MoveToNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            TextTreeNode node; 
            ElementEdge edge; 
            bool moved;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            if (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward)
            { 
                moved = GetNextNodeAndEdge(out node, out edge);
            }
            else
            { 
                moved = GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(out node, out edge);
            } 
 
            if (moved)
            { 
                SetNodeAndEdge(AdjustRefCounts(node, edge, _node, this.Edge), edge);
                DebugAssertGeneration();
            }
 
            AssertState();
 
            return moved; 
        }
 

        /// 
        /// Moves this TextPointer to the closest insertion position in a
        /// specified direction. If the pointer is already at insertion point 
        /// but there is a non-empty sequence formatting in the given direction,
        /// then the position moves to the other instance of this insertion 
        /// position. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen 
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// An "insertion position" is a position where new content may be added
        /// without breaking any semantic rules of the containing document. 
        ///
        /// In practice, an insertion position is anywhere the containing document
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not
        /// insertion positions include spaces between Paragraphs, or between 
        /// Unicode surrogate pairs.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// True if the TextPointer is repositioned, false otherwise.
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
            VerifyNotFrozen(); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            return TextPointerBase.MoveToInsertionPosition(this, direction); 
        }

        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer in the direction indicated to the following 
        /// insertion position.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// An "insertion position" is a position where new content may be added 
        /// without breaking any semantic rules of the containing document. 
        ///
        /// In practice, an insertion position is anywhere the containing document 
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not
        /// insertion positions include spaces between Paragraphs, or between
        /// Unicode surrogate pairs.
        /// 
        /// If the TextPointer is not currently at an insertion position, this
        /// method will move the TextPointer to the next insertion position in 
        /// the indicated direction, just like the MoveToInsertionPosition 
        /// method.
        /// 
        /// If the TextPointer is currently at an insertion position, this
        /// method will move the TextPointer to following insertion position,
        /// if the end of document is not encountered.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// True if the TextPointer is repositioned, false otherwise. 
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            return TextPointerBase.MoveToNextInsertionPosition(this, direction); 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer to the start of a neighboring line.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Offset of the destination line.  Negative values specify preceding
        /// lines, zero specifies the current line, positive values specify 
        /// following lines. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The offset of the line moved to.  This value may be less than
        /// requested if the beginning or end of document is encountered. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly 
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection
        /// is considered to be at the end of line, and calling MoveToLineBoundary(0)
        /// would reposition it at the start of the preceding line.  Making the 
        /// same call with forward LogicalDirection would leave the TextPointer
        /// positioned where it started -- at the start of the following line. 
        ///  
        internal int MoveToLineBoundary(int count)
        { 
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            if (!this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                return 0; 
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            return TextPointerBase.MoveToLineBoundary(this, _tree.TextView, count); 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Inserts a UIElement at this TextPointer's position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// UIElement to insert.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The LogicalDirection property specifies whether this TextPointer
        /// will be positioned before or after the UIElement. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws ArgumentException is contentElement is not valid 
        /// according to flow schema.
        /// 
        internal void InsertUIElement(UIElement uiElement)
        { 
            if (uiElement == null)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("uiElement"); 
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            ValidationHelper.ValidateChild(this, uiElement, "uiElement"); 

            if (!((TextElement)this.Parent).IsEmpty) // the parent may be InlineUIContainer or BlockUIContainer 
            { 
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextSchema_UIElementNotAllowedInThisPosition));
            } 

            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            { 
                _tree.InsertEmbeddedObjectInternal(this, uiElement);
            } 
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }
        }

        // 
        internal TextElement GetAdjacentElementFromOuterPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode; 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            elementNode = GetAdjacentTextElementNodeSibling(direction);
            return (elementNode == null) ? null : elementNode.TextElement; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Sets the logical direction of this textpointer.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's Freeze() method has been called.
        /// 
        ///  
        internal void SetLogicalDirection(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode newNode; 
            ElementEdge edge;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            VerifyNotFrozen();
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            if (GetGravityInternal() != direction) 
            {
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                newNode = _node;

                // We need to shift nodes to match the new gravity. 
                switch (this.Edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                        newNode = _node.GetPreviousNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to the previous sibling.
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        { 
                            // Move to parent inner edge. 
                            newNode = _node.GetContainingNode();
                            Invariant.Assert(newNode != null, "Bad tree state: newNode must be non-null (BeforeStart)"); 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        }
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                        newNode = _node.GetFirstContainedNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to first child. 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart;
                        }
                        else
                        { 
                            // Move to opposite edge.
                            newNode = _node; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                        }
 
                        break;

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        newNode = _node.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to last child. 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to opposite edge.
                            newNode = _node; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        } 
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        newNode = _node.GetNextNode();
                        if (newNode != null)
                        {
                            // Move to the next sibling. 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart;
                        } 
                        else 
                        {
                            // Move to parent inner edge. 
                            newNode = _node.GetContainingNode();
                            Invariant.Assert(newNode != null, "Bad tree state: newNode must be non-null (AfterEnd)");
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    default: 
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Bad ElementEdge value");
                        edge = this.Edge; 
                        break;
                }

                SetNodeAndEdge(AdjustRefCounts((TextTreeNode)newNode, edge, _node, this.Edge), edge); 
                Invariant.Assert(GetGravityInternal() == direction, "Inconsistent position gravity");
            } 
        } 

        ///  
        /// True if the Freeze method has been called, in which case
        /// this TextPointer is immutable and may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// By default, TextPointers are mutable -- they may be
        /// repositioned with calls to methods like MoveByOffset, and 
        /// LogicalDirection may be changed freely.  After Freeze is 
        /// called, a TextPointer is locked down -- any attempt to set
        /// LogicalDirection or call repositioning methods will raise an 
        /// InvalidOperationException.
        /// 
        internal bool IsFrozen
        { 
            get
            { 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

                return (_flags & (uint)Flags.IsFrozen) == (uint)Flags.IsFrozen; 
            }
        }

        ///  
        /// Makes this TextPointer immutable.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// By default, TextPointers are mutable -- they may be
        /// repositioned with calls to methods like MoveByOffset, and 
        /// LogicalDirection may be changed freely.  After this method is
        /// called, a TextPointer is locked down -- any attempt to set
        /// LogicalDirection or call repositioning methods will raise an
        /// InvalidOperationException. 
        ///
        /// The IsFrozen property will return true after this method is called. 
        /// 
        /// Calling Freeze multiple times has no additional effect.
        ///  
        internal void Freeze()
        {
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SetIsFrozen();
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns an immutable TextPointer instance positioned equally to 
        /// this one, with a specified LogicalDirection.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// LogicalDirection of the returned TextPointer. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The TextPointer returned will always have its IsFrozen property set 
        /// true.
        /// 
        /// The return value will be a new TextPointer instance unless this
        /// TextPointer is already frozen with a matching LogicalDirection, in
        /// which case this TextPointer will be returned.
        ///  
        internal TextPointer GetFrozenPointer(LogicalDirection logicalDirection)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(logicalDirection, "logicalDirection"); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            return (TextPointer)TextPointerBase.GetFrozenPointer(this, logicalDirection);
        }
 
        void ITextPointer.SetLogicalDirection(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            SetLogicalDirection(direction); 
        }
 
        int ITextPointer.CompareTo(ITextPointer position)
        {
            return CompareTo((TextPointer)position);
        } 

        int ITextPointer.CompareTo(StaticTextPointer position) 
        { 
            int offsetThis;
            int offsetPosition; 
            int result;

            offsetThis = this.Offset + 1;
            offsetPosition = TextContainer.GetInternalOffset(position); 

            if (offsetThis < offsetPosition) 
            { 
                result = -1;
            } 
            else if (offsetThis > offsetPosition)
            {
                result = +1;
            } 
            else
            { 
                result = 0; 
            }
 
            return result;
        }

        int ITextPointer.GetOffsetToPosition(ITextPointer position) 
        {
            return GetOffsetToPosition((TextPointer)position); 
        } 

        TextPointerContext ITextPointer.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return GetPointerContext(direction);
        }
 
        int ITextPointer.GetTextRunLength(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetTextRunLength(direction); 
        }
 
        // 
        string ITextPointer.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return TextPointerBase.GetTextInRun(this, direction); 
        }
 
        int ITextPointer.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction, char[] textBuffer, int startIndex, int count) 
        {
            return GetTextInRun(direction, textBuffer, startIndex, count); 
        }

        object ITextPointer.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetAdjacentElement(direction);
        } 
 
        Type ITextPointer.GetElementType(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            DependencyObject element;

            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            element = GetElement(direction); 

            return element != null ? element.GetType() : null;
        }
 
        bool ITextPointer.HasEqualScope(ITextPointer position)
        { 
            TextTreeNode parent1; 
            TextTreeNode parent2;
            TextPointer textPointer; 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();

            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, position); 

            textPointer = (TextPointer)position; 
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            textPointer.SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            parent1 = GetScopingNode();
            parent2 = textPointer.GetScopingNode();
 
            return (parent1 == parent2);
        } 
 
        // Candidate for replacing MoveToNextContextPosition for immutable TextPointer model
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            if (pointer.MoveToNextContextPosition(direction))
            { 
                pointer.Freeze();
            } 
            else 
            {
                pointer = null; 
            }
            return pointer;
        }
 
        // Candidate for replacing MoveToInsertionPosition for immutable TextPointer model
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            pointer.MoveToInsertionPosition(direction); 
            pointer.Freeze();
            return pointer;
        }
 
        // Returns the closest insertion position, treating all unicode code points
        // as valid insertion positions.  A useful performance win over 
        // GetNextInsertionPosition when only formatting scopes are important. 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetFormatNormalizedPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            TextPointerBase.MoveToFormatNormalizedPosition(pointer, direction);
            pointer.Freeze();
            return pointer; 
        }
 
        // Candidate for replacing MoveToNextInsertionPosition for immutable TextPointer model 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            if (pointer.MoveToNextInsertionPosition(direction))
            {
                pointer.Freeze(); 
            }
            else 
            { 
                pointer = null;
            } 
            return pointer;
        }

        object ITextPointer.GetValue(DependencyProperty formattingProperty) 
        {
            DependencyObject parent; 
            object val; 

            if (formattingProperty == null) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("formattingProperty");
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            parent = GetDependencyParent(); 

            if (parent == null)
            {
                val = DependencyProperty.UnsetValue; 
            }
            else 
            { 
                val = parent.GetValue(formattingProperty);
            } 

            return val;
        }
 
        object ITextPointer.ReadLocalValue(DependencyProperty formattingProperty)
        { 
            TextElement element; 

            if (formattingProperty == null) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("formattingProperty");
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            element = this.Parent as TextElement; 
            if (element == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.NoScopingElement, "This TextPointer"));
            } 

            return element.ReadLocalValue(formattingProperty); 
        } 

        LocalValueEnumerator ITextPointer.GetLocalValueEnumerator() 
        {
            DependencyObject element;

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            element = this.Parent as TextElement;
            if (element == null) 
            {
                //
                return (new DependencyObject()).GetLocalValueEnumerator();
            } 

            return element.GetLocalValueEnumerator(); 
        } 

        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer() 
        {
            return ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer(0, this.LogicalDirection);
        }
 
        StaticTextPointer ITextPointer.CreateStaticPointer()
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            return new StaticTextPointer(_tree, _node, _node.GetOffsetFromEdge(this.Edge));
        }

        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer(int offset) 
        {
            return ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer(offset, this.LogicalDirection); 
        } 

        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer(LogicalDirection gravity) 
        {
            return ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer(0, gravity);
        }
 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer(int offset, LogicalDirection gravity)
        { 
            return new TextPointer(this, offset, gravity); 
        }
 
        // 
        void ITextPointer.Freeze()
        {
            Freeze(); 
        }
 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetFrozenPointer(LogicalDirection logicalDirection) 
        {
            return GetFrozenPointer(logicalDirection); 
        }

        // Worker for Min, accepts any ITextPointer.
        bool ITextPointer.MoveToNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return MoveToNextContextPosition(direction); 
        } 

        int ITextPointer.MoveByOffset(int offset) 
        {
            return MoveByOffset(offset);
        }
 
        void ITextPointer.MoveToPosition(ITextPointer position)
        { 
            MoveToPosition((TextPointer)position); 
        }
 
        void ITextPointer.MoveToElementEdge(ElementEdge edge)
        {
            MoveToElementEdge(edge);
        } 

        internal void MoveToElementEdge(ElementEdge edge) 
        { 
            TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyElementEdge(edge, "edge");
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            elementNode = GetScopingNode() as TextTreeTextElementNode;
            if (elementNode == null) 
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.NoScopingElement, "This TextNavigator"));
            }
 
            MoveToNode(_tree, elementNode, edge);
        } 
 
        // 
        int ITextPointer.MoveToLineBoundary(int count) 
        {
            return MoveToLineBoundary(count);
        }
 
        // 
        Rect ITextPointer.GetCharacterRect(LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            return GetCharacterRect(direction);
        } 

        bool ITextPointer.MoveToInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return MoveToInsertionPosition(direction); 
        }
 
        bool ITextPointer.MoveToNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return MoveToNextInsertionPosition(direction); 
        }

        // The caret methods are debug only until we actually start to use them.
        // 
#if DEBUG
        ///  
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToCaretPosition(LogicalDirection contentDirection)
        { 
            TextPointer position;
            LogicalDirection oppositeDirection;
            bool moved;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(contentDirection, "contentDirection");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            if (!this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                return false; 
            }
 
            moved = false;

            if (!_tree.TextView.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary(this))
            { 
                oppositeDirection = (contentDirection == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? LogicalDirection.Backward : LogicalDirection.Forward;
                position = (TextPointer)_tree.TextView.GetNextCaretUnitPosition(this, oppositeDirection); 
                MoveToPosition(position); 
                moved = true;
            } 

            return moved;
        }
 
        /// 
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToNextCaretPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            TextPointer position; 
            bool moved;

            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            VerifyNotFrozen();
 
            this.ValidateLayout();

            if (!this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                return false;
            } 
 
            position = (TextPointer)_tree.TextView.GetNextCaretUnitPosition(this, direction);
            moved = false; 

            if (this.CompareTo(position)  != 0)
            {
                MoveToPosition(position); 
                moved = true;
            } 
 
            return moved;
        } 

        /// 
        /// 
        internal bool MoveToBackspaceCaretPosition() 
        {
            TextPointer position; 
            bool moved; 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            VerifyNotFrozen();
 
            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            if (!this.HasValidLayout) 
            {
                return false; 
            }

            position = (TextPointer)_tree.TextView.GetBackspaceCaretUnitPosition(this);
            moved = false; 

            if (this.CompareTo(position) != 0) 
            { 
                MoveToPosition(position);
                moved = true; 
            }

            return moved;
        } 
#endif
 
        void ITextPointer.InsertTextInRun(string textData) 
        {
            this.InsertTextInRun(textData); 
        }

        //
 

 
 
        void ITextPointer.DeleteContentToPosition(ITextPointer limit)
        { 
            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            {
                // DeleteContent is clever enough to handle the this > limit case. 
                TextRangeEditTables.DeleteContent(this, (TextPointer)limit);
            } 
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }
        }

        ///  
        bool ITextPointer.ValidateLayout()
        { 
            return this.ValidateLayout(); 
        }
 
        /// 
        internal bool ValidateLayout()
        {
            return TextPointerBase.ValidateLayout(this, _tree.TextView); 
        }
 
        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering 
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists.
        internal TextTreeTextNode GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(direction) as TextTreeTextNode;
        }
 
        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal static TextTreeTextNode GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(node, edge, direction) as TextTreeTextNode; 
        }

        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal TextTreeTextElementNode GetAdjacentTextElementNodeSibling(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(direction) as TextTreeTextElementNode; 
        }
 
        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists.
        internal TextTreeTextElementNode GetAdjacentTextElementNode(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetAdjacentNode(direction) as TextTreeTextElementNode;
        } 
 
        // Returns the sibling node (ie, node in the same scope) in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal TextTreeNode GetAdjacentSiblingNode(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration();
 
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(_node, this.Edge, direction);
        } 
 
        internal static TextTreeNode GetAdjacentSiblingNode(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode sibling;

            if (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward)
            { 
                switch (edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                        sibling = node;
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                        sibling = node.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd: 
                    default: 
                        sibling = null;
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd:
                        sibling = node.GetNextNode();
                        break; 
                }
            } 
            else // direction == LogicalDirection.Backward 
            {
                switch (edge) 
                {
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                        sibling = node.GetPreviousNode();
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    default: 
                        sibling = null;
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        sibling = node.GetLastContainedNode();
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        sibling = node; 
                        break;
                } 
            }

            return (TextTreeNode)sibling;
        } 

        // Returns the symbol offset within the TextContainer of this Position. 
        internal int GetSymbolOffset() 
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            return GetSymbolOffset(_tree, _node, this.Edge);
        }
 
        // Returns the symbol offset within the TextContainer of this Position.
        internal static int GetSymbolOffset(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge) 
        { 
            int offset;
 
            switch (edge)
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation); 
                    break;
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation) + 1;
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation) + node.SymbolCount - 1;
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation) + node.SymbolCount; 
                    break;
 
                default:
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown value for position edge");
                    offset = 0;
                    break; 
            }
 
            return offset; 
        }
 
        // Returns the Logical Tree Node scoping this position.
        internal DependencyObject GetLogicalTreeNode()
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            return GetScopingNode().GetLogicalTreeNode(); 
        } 

        // Updates the position state if the node referenced by this position has 
        // been removed from the TextContainer.  This method must be called before
        // referencing the position's state when a public entry point is called.
        internal void SyncToTreeGeneration()
        { 
            SplayTreeNode node;
            SplayTreeNode searchNode; 
            SplayTreeNode parentNode; 
            SplayTreeNode splayNode;
            ElementEdge edge; 
            TextTreeFixupNode fixup = null;

            // If the tree hasn't had any deletions since the last time we
            // checked there's no work to do. 
            if (_generation == _tree.PositionGeneration)
                return; 
 
            // Invalidate the caret unit boundary cache -- the surrounding
            // content may have changed. 
            this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false;

            node = _node;
            edge = this.Edge; 

            // If we can find a fixup node in the ancestor chain, this position 
            // needs to be updated. 
            //
            // It's possible to have cascading deletes -- some content was 
            // deleted, then the nodes pointed to by a fixup node were themselves
            // deleted, and so forth.  So we have to keep checking all the
            // way up to the root.
 
            while (true)
            { 
                searchNode = node; 
                splayNode = node;
 
                while (true)
                {
                    parentNode = searchNode.ParentNode;
                    if (parentNode == null) // The root node is always valid. 
                        break;
 
                    fixup = parentNode as TextTreeFixupNode; 
                    if (fixup != null)
                        break; 

                    if (searchNode.Role == SplayTreeNodeRole.LocalRoot)
                    {
                        splayNode.Splay(); 
                        splayNode = parentNode;
                    } 
                    searchNode = parentNode; 
                }
 
                if (parentNode == null)
                    break; // Checked all the way to the root, position is valid.

                // If we make it here we've found a fixup node.  Our gravity 
                // tells us which direction to follow it.
                if (GetGravityInternal() == LogicalDirection.Forward) 
                { 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart && fixup.FirstContainedNode != null)
                    { 
                        // We get here if and only if a single TextElementNode was removed.
                        // Because only a single element was removed, we don't have to worry
                        // about whether the position was originally in some contained content.
                        // It originally pointed to the extracted node, so we can always 
                        // move to contained content.
                        node = fixup.FirstContainedNode; 
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart, "edge BeforeStart is expected"); 
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        node = fixup.NextNode;
                        edge = fixup.NextEdge;
                    } 
                }
                else 
                { 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd && fixup.LastContainedNode != null)
                    { 
                        // We get here if and only if a single TextElementNode was removed.
                        // Because only a single element was removed, we don't have to worry
                        // about whether the position was originally in some contained content.
                        // It originally pointed to the extracted node, so we can always 
                        // move to contained content.
                        node = fixup.LastContainedNode; 
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd, "edge AfterEnd is expected"); 
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        node = fixup.PreviousNode;
                        edge = fixup.PreviousEdge;
                    } 
                }
            } 
 
            // Note we intentionally don't call AdjustRefCounts here.
            // We already incremented ref counts when the old target 
            // node was deleted.
            SetNodeAndEdge((TextTreeNode)node, edge);

            // Update the position generation, so we don't do this work again 
            // until the tree changes.
            _generation = _tree.PositionGeneration; 
 
            AssertState();
        } 

        // Returns the logical parent node of a text position.
        internal TextTreeNode GetScopingNode()
        { 
            return GetScopingNode(_node, this.Edge);
        } 
 
        internal static TextTreeNode GetScopingNode(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            TextTreeNode scopingNode;

            switch (edge)
            { 
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                    scopingNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetContainingNode(); 
                    break;
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                default:
                    scopingNode = node; 
                    break;
            } 
 
            return scopingNode;
        } 

        // Debug only -- asserts this TextPointer is synchronized to the current tree generation.
        internal void DebugAssertGeneration()
        { 
            Invariant.Assert(_generation == _tree.PositionGeneration, "TextPointer not synchronized to tree generation!");
        } 
 
        internal bool GetNextNodeAndEdge(out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            DebugAssertGeneration();

            return GetNextNodeAndEdge(_node, this.Edge, _tree.PlainTextOnly, out node, out edge);
        } 

        // Finds the next run, returned as a node/edge pair. 
        // Returns false if there is no following run, in which case node/edge will match the input position. 
        // The returned node/edge pair respects the input position's gravity.
        internal static bool GetNextNodeAndEdge(TextTreeNode sourceNode, ElementEdge sourceEdge, bool plainTextOnly, out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            SplayTreeNode currentNode;
            SplayTreeNode newNode;
            SplayTreeNode nextNode; 
            SplayTreeNode containingNode;
            bool startedAdjacentToTextNode; 
            bool endedAdjacentToTextNode; 

            node = sourceNode; 
            edge = sourceEdge;

            newNode = node;
            currentNode = node; 

            // If we started next to a TextTreeTextNode, and the next node 
            // is also a TextTreeTextNode, then skip past the second node 
            // as well -- multiple text nodes count as a single Move run.
            do 
            {
                startedAdjacentToTextNode = false;
                endedAdjacentToTextNode = false;
 
                switch (edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                        newNode = currentNode.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge/first child.
                        }
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge. 
                            newNode = currentNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to next node.
                            startedAdjacentToTextNode = currentNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                            goto case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to first child/second child or first child/first child child
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
                            { 
                                edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                            } 
                            else
                            {
                                startedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode;
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode.GetNextNode() is TextTreeTextNode; 
                                edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                            } 
                        } 
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node.
                            newNode = currentNode;
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        { 
                            Invariant.Assert(currentNode is TextTreeRootNode, "currentNode is expected to be TextTreeRootNode"); 
                            // This is the root node, leave newNode null.
                        } 
                        break;

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetNextNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node; 
                            endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode;
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge of parent. 
                            newNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode();
                        } 
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        nextNode = currentNode.GetNextNode();
                        startedAdjacentToTextNode = nextNode is TextTreeTextNode;

                        newNode = nextNode; 
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node/first child; 
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                            { 
                                edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                            }
                            else
                            { 
                                // Move to next node/next next node.
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode.GetNextNode() is TextTreeTextNode; 
                            } 
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            containingNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode();

                            if (!(containingNode is TextTreeRootNode)) 
                            {
                                // Move to parent. 
                                newNode = containingNode; 
                            }
                        } 
                        break;

                    default:
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown ElementEdge value"); 
                        break;
                } 
 
                currentNode = newNode;
 
                // Multiple text nodes count as a single Move run.
                // Instead of iterating through N text nodes, exploit
                // the fact (when we can) that text nodes are only ever contained in
                // runs with no other content.  Jump straight to the end. 
                if (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode && plainTextOnly)
                { 
                    newNode = newNode.GetContainingNode(); 
                    Invariant.Assert(newNode is TextTreeRootNode);
 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart)
                    {
                        edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        newNode = newNode.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                        Invariant.Assert(newNode != null);
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd); 
                    }

                    break;
                } 
            }
            while (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode); 
 
            if (newNode != null)
            { 
                node = (TextTreeNode)newNode;
            }

            return (newNode != null); 
        }
 
        internal bool GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            return GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(_node, this.Edge, _tree.PlainTextOnly, out node, out edge);
        }
 
        // Finds the previous run, returned as a node/edge pair.
        // Returns false if there is no preceding run, in which case node/edge will match the input position. 
        // The returned node/edge pair respects the input positon's gravity. 
        internal static bool GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(TextTreeNode sourceNode, ElementEdge sourceEdge, bool plainTextOnly, out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode currentNode;
            SplayTreeNode newNode;
            SplayTreeNode containingNode;
            bool startedAdjacentToTextNode; 
            bool endedAdjacentToTextNode;
 
            node = sourceNode; 
            edge = sourceEdge;
 
            newNode = node;
            currentNode = node;

            // If we started next to a TextTreeTextNode, and the next node 
            // is also a TextTreeTextNode, then skip past the second node
            // as well -- multiple text nodes count as a single Move run. 
            do 
            {
                startedAdjacentToTextNode = false; 
                endedAdjacentToTextNode = false;

                switch (edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetPreviousNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to next node/last child; 
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                            {
                                // Move to previous node last child/previous node
                                edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                            }
                            else 
                            { 
                                // Move to previous previous node/previous node.
                                startedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = startedAdjacentToTextNode && newNode.GetPreviousNode() is TextTreeTextNode;
                            }
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            containingNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode(); 
 
                            if (!(containingNode is TextTreeRootNode))
                            { 
                                // Move to parent.
                                newNode = containingNode;
                            }
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                        newNode = currentNode.GetPreviousNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode;

                            // Move to previous node; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge of parent. 
                            newNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode();
                        }
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to penultimate child/last child or inner edge of last child. 
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                            {
                                edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                            } 
                            else
                            { 
                                startedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = startedAdjacentToTextNode && newNode.GetPreviousNode() is TextTreeTextNode;
                                edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                            }
                        }
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node.
                            newNode = currentNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            Invariant.Assert(currentNode is TextTreeRootNode, "currentNode is expected to be a TextTreeRootNode");
                            // This is the root node, leave newNode null.
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        newNode = currentNode.GetLastContainedNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge/last child.
                        }
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
                        {
                            // Move to opposite edge. 
                            newNode = currentNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        } 
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to previous node.
                            startedAdjacentToTextNode = currentNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                            goto case ElementEdge.AfterStart; 
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    default:
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown ElementEdge value");
                        break;
                } 

                currentNode = newNode; 
 
                // Multiple text nodes count as a single Move run.
                // Instead of iterating through N text nodes, exploit 
                // the fact (when we can) that text nodes are only ever contained in
                // runs with no other content.  Jump straight to the start.
                if (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode && plainTextOnly)
                { 
                    newNode = newNode.GetContainingNode();
                    Invariant.Assert(newNode is TextTreeRootNode); 
 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd)
                    { 
                        edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                    }
                    else
                    { 
                        newNode = newNode.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        Invariant.Assert(newNode != null); 
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart); 
                    }
 
                    break;
                }
            }
            while (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode); 

            if (newNode != null) 
            { 
                node = (TextTreeNode)newNode;
            } 

            return (newNode != null);
        }
 
        internal static TextPointerContext GetPointerContextForward(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            TextTreeNode nextNode; 
            TextTreeNode firstContainedNode;
            TextPointerContext symbolType; 

            switch (edge)
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                    symbolType = node.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
                    break; 
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                    if (node.ContainedNode != null) 
                    {
                        firstContainedNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        symbolType = firstContainedNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        goto case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                    }
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent.
                    Invariant.Assert(node.ParentNode != null || node is TextTreeRootNode, "Inconsistent node.ParentNode"); 
                    symbolType = (node.ParentNode != null) ? TextPointerContext.ElementEnd : TextPointerContext.None;
                    break; 
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd:
                    nextNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetNextNode(); 
                    if (nextNode != null)
                    {
                        symbolType = nextNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent. 
                        Invariant.Assert(node.GetContainingNode() != null, "Bad position!"); // Illegal to be at root AfterEnd.
                        symbolType = (node.GetContainingNode() is TextTreeRootNode) ? TextPointerContext.None : TextPointerContext.ElementEnd; 
                    }
                    break;

                default: 
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Unreachable code.");
                    symbolType = TextPointerContext.Text; 
                    break; 
            }
 
            return symbolType;
        }

        // Returns the symbol type preceding thisPosition. 
        internal static TextPointerContext GetPointerContextBackward(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            TextPointerContext symbolType; 
            TextTreeNode previousNode;
            TextTreeNode lastChildNode; 

            switch (edge)
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                    previousNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetPreviousNode();
                    if (previousNode != null) 
                    { 
                        symbolType = previousNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    } 
                    else
                    {
                        // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent.
                        Invariant.Assert(node.GetContainingNode() != null, "Bad position!"); // Illegal to be at root BeforeStart. 
                        symbolType = (node.GetContainingNode() is TextTreeRootNode) ? TextPointerContext.None : TextPointerContext.ElementStart;
                    } 
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent.
                    Invariant.Assert(node.ParentNode != null || node is TextTreeRootNode, "Inconsistent node.ParentNode");
                    symbolType = (node.ParentNode != null) ? TextPointerContext.ElementStart : TextPointerContext.None;
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd: 
                    lastChildNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                    if (lastChildNode != null)
                    { 
                        symbolType = lastChildNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    }
                    else
                    { 
                        goto case ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                    } 
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                    symbolType = node.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    break;

                default: 
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown ElementEdge value");
                    symbolType = TextPointerContext.Text; 
                    break; 
            }
 
            return symbolType;
        }

        // Inserts an Inline at the current location, adding contextual 
        // elements as needed to enforce the schema.
        internal void InsertInline(Inline inline) 
        { 
            TextPointer position = this;
 
            // Check for hyperlink schema validity first -- we'll throw on an illegal Hyperlink descendent insert.
            bool isValidChild = TextSchema.ValidateChild(position, /*childType*/inline.GetType(), false /* throwIfIllegalChild */, true /* throwIfIllegalHyperlinkDescendent */);

            // Now, it is safe to assume that !isValidChild will be the case of incomplete content. 
            if (!isValidChild)
            { 
                // Ensure text content. 
                position = TextRangeEditTables.EnsureInsertionPosition(this);
                Invariant.Assert(position.Parent is Run, "EnsureInsertionPosition() must return a position in text content"); 
                Run run = (Run)position.Parent;

                if (run.IsEmpty)
                { 
                    // Remove the implicit (empty) Run, since we are going to insert an inline at this position.
                    run.RepositionWithContent(null); 
                } 
                else
                { 
                    // Position is parented by Run, split formatting elements to prepare for inserting inline at this position.
                    position = TextRangeEdit.SplitFormattingElement(position, /*keepEmptyFormatting:*/false);
                }
 
                Invariant.Assert(TextSchema.IsValidChild(position, /*childType*/inline.GetType()));
            } 
 
            inline.RepositionWithContent(position);
        } 

        // Helper that returns a DependencyObject which is a common ancestor of two pointers.
        internal static DependencyObject GetCommonAncestor(TextPointer position1, TextPointer position2)
        { 
            TextElement element1 = position1.Parent as TextElement;
            TextElement element2 = position2.Parent as TextElement; 
 
            DependencyObject commonAncestor;
 
            if (element1 == null)
            {
                commonAncestor = position1.Parent;
            } 
            else if (element2 == null)
            { 
                commonAncestor = position2.Parent; 
            }
            else 
            {
                commonAncestor = TextElement.GetCommonAncestor(element1, element2);
            }
 
            return commonAncestor;
        } 
 
        #endregion Internal methods
 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Internal Properties
        // 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
 
        #region Internal Properties 

        //  
        Type ITextPointer.ParentType
        {
            get
            { 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                DependencyObject element = this.Parent; 

                return element != null ? element.GetType() : null;
            }
        } 

        ///  
        ///  Returns the TextContainer that this TextPointer is a part of. 
        /// 
        ITextContainer ITextPointer.TextContainer 
        {
            get
            {
                return this.TextContainer; 
            }
        } 
 
        // 
        bool ITextPointer.HasValidLayout 
        {
            get
            {
                return this.HasValidLayout; 
            }
        } 
 
        // 
        bool ITextPointer.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary 
        {
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); // NB: this call might set this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid == false.
 
                this.ValidateLayout(); 
                if (!this.HasValidLayout)
                { 
                    return false;
                }

                if (_layoutGeneration != _tree.LayoutGeneration) 
                {
                    this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false; 
                } 

                if (!this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid) 
                {
                    this.CaretUnitBoundaryCache = _tree.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary(this);
                    _layoutGeneration = _tree.LayoutGeneration;
                    this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = true; 
                }
 
                return this.CaretUnitBoundaryCache; 
            }
        } 

        LogicalDirection ITextPointer.LogicalDirection
        {
            get 
            {
                return this.LogicalDirection; 
            } 

            /* 
            set
            {
                this.LogicalDirection = value;
            } 
            */
        } 
 
        bool ITextPointer.IsAtInsertionPosition
        { 
            get { return this.IsAtInsertionPosition; }
        }

        //  
        bool ITextPointer.IsFrozen
        { 
            get 
            {
                return this.IsFrozen; 
            }
        }

        //  
        int ITextPointer.Offset
        { 
            get 
            {
                return this.Offset; 
            }
        }

        //  
        internal int Offset
        { 
            get 
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration();

                return GetSymbolOffset() - 1;
            } 
        }
 
        // Offset in unicode chars within the document. 
        int ITextPointer.CharOffset
        { 
            get
            {
                return this.CharOffset;
            } 
        }
 
        // Offset in unicode chars within the document. 
        internal int CharOffset
        { 
            get
            {
                TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode;
 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
                int charOffset;
 
                switch (this.Edge)
                {
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                        charOffset = _node.GetIMECharOffset(); 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                        charOffset = _node.GetIMECharOffset();
 
                        elementNode = _node as TextTreeTextElementNode;
                        if (elementNode != null)
                        {
                            charOffset += elementNode.IMELeftEdgeCharCount; 
                        }
                        break; 
 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        charOffset = _node.GetIMECharOffset() + _node.IMECharCount;
                        break;

                    default: 
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown value for position edge");
                        charOffset = 0; 
                        break; 
                }
 
                return charOffset;
            }
        }
 
        /// 
        ///  Returns the TextContainer that this TextPointer is a part of. 
        ///  
        internal TextContainer TextContainer
        { 
            get
            {
                return _tree;
            } 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// A FrameworkElement owning a TextContainer to which this TextPointer belongs.
        ///  
        internal FrameworkElement ContainingFrameworkElement
        {
            get
            { 
                return ((FrameworkElement)_tree.Parent);
            } 
        } 

        // Position at row end (immediately before Row closing tag) is a valid stopper for a caret. 
        // Editing operations are restricted here (e.g. typing should automatically jump
        // to the following character position.
        // This property identifies such special position.
        internal bool IsAtRowEnd 
        {
            get 
            { 
                return TextPointerBase.IsAtRowEnd(this);
            } 
        }

#if DEBUG
        // Debug-only unique identifier for this instance. 
        int DebugId
        { 
            get 
            {
                return _debugId; 
            }
        }
#endif // DEBUG
 
        // Indicates if this TextPointer has an ancestor that is not a mergeable (or splittable) Inline element. (e.g. Hyperlink)
        internal bool HasNonMergeableInlineAncestor 
        { 
            get
            { 
                Inline ancestor = this.GetNonMergeableInlineAncestor();

                return ancestor != null;
            } 
        }
 
        // Returns true if position is at the start boundary of a non-mergeable inline ancestor (hyperlink) 
        internal bool IsAtNonMergeableInlineStart
        { 
            get
            {
                return TextPointerBase.IsAtNonMergeableInlineStart(this);
            } 
        }
 
        // The node referenced by this position. 
        internal TextTreeNode Node
        { 
            get
            {
                return _node;
            } 
        }
 
        // The edge referenced by this position. 
        internal ElementEdge Edge
        { 
            get
            {
                return (ElementEdge)(_flags & (uint)Flags.EdgeMask);
            } 
        }
 
        // Returns the Block parenting this TextPointer, or null if none exists. 
        internal Block ParentBlock
        { 
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                DependencyObject parentBlock = this.Parent; 
 
                while (parentBlock is Inline && !(parentBlock is AnchoredBlock))
                { 
                    parentBlock = ((Inline)parentBlock).Parent;
                }

                return parentBlock as Block; 
            }
        } 
 
        #endregion Internal Properties
 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Private Methods
        // 
        //------------------------------------------------------
 
        #region Private Methods 

        // Called by the TextPointer ctor.  Initializes this instance. 
        private void InitializeOffset(TextPointer position, int distance, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            SplayTreeNode node;
            ElementEdge edge; 
            int offset;
            bool isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid; 
 
            // We MUST [....] to the current tree, otherwise we could addref
            // an orphaned node, resulting in a future unmatched release... 
            // Ref counts on orphaned nodes are only considered at the time
            // of removal, not afterwards.
            position.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            if (distance != 0)
            { 
                offset = position.GetSymbolOffset() + distance; 
                if (offset < 1 || offset > position.TextContainer.InternalSymbolCount - 1)
                { 
                    throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.BadDistance));
                }

                position.TextContainer.GetNodeAndEdgeAtOffset(offset, out node, out edge); 

                isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false; 
            } 
            else
            { 
                node = position.Node;
                edge = position.Edge;
                isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = position.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid;
            } 

            Initialize(position.TextContainer, (TextTreeNode)node, edge, direction, position.TextContainer.PositionGeneration, 
                position.CaretUnitBoundaryCache, isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid, position._layoutGeneration); 
        }
 
        // Called by the TextPointer ctor.  Initializes this instance.
        private void Initialize(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection gravity, uint generation,
            bool caretUnitBoundaryCache, bool isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid, uint layoutGeneration)
        { 
            _tree = tree;
 
            // Fixup of the target node based on gravity. 
            // Positions always cling to a node edge that matches their gravity,
            // so that insert ops never affect the position. 
            RepositionForGravity(ref node, ref edge, gravity);

            SetNodeAndEdge(node.IncrementReferenceCount(edge), edge);
            _generation = generation; 

            this.CaretUnitBoundaryCache = caretUnitBoundaryCache; 
            this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid; 
            _layoutGeneration = layoutGeneration;
 
            VerifyFlags();
            tree.AssertTree();
            AssertState();
        } 

        // Throws an exception if this TextPointer is frozen. 
        private void VerifyNotFrozen() 
        {
            if (this.IsFrozen) 
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextPositionIsFrozen));
            }
        } 

        // Inc/decs the position ref counts on TextTreeTextNodes as the navigator 
        // is repositioned. 
        // If the new ref is to a TextTreeTextNode, the node may be split.
        // Returns the actual node referenced, which will always be newNode, 
        // unless newNode is a TextTreeTextNode that gets split.  The caller
        // should use the returned node to position navigators.
        private TextTreeNode AdjustRefCounts(TextTreeNode newNode, ElementEdge newNodeEdge, TextTreeNode oldNode, ElementEdge oldNodeEdge)
        { 
            TextTreeNode node;
 
            // This test should walk the tree upwards to catch all errors...probably not worth the slowdown though. 
            Invariant.Assert(oldNode.ParentNode == null || oldNode.IsChildOfNode(oldNode.ParentNode), "Trying to add ref a dead node!");
            Invariant.Assert(newNode.ParentNode == null || newNode.IsChildOfNode(newNode.ParentNode), "Trying to add ref a dead node!"); 

            node = newNode;

            if (newNode != oldNode || newNodeEdge != oldNodeEdge) 
            {
                node = newNode.IncrementReferenceCount(newNodeEdge); 
                oldNode.DecrementReferenceCount(oldNodeEdge); 
            }
 
            return node;
        }

        // For any logical position (location between two symbols) there are two 
        // possible node/edge pairs.  This method choses the pair that fits a
        // specified gravity, such that future inserts won't require that a text 
        // position be moved, based on its gravity, at the node/edge pair. 
        private static void RepositionForGravity(ref TextTreeNode node, ref ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection gravity)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode newNode;
            ElementEdge newEdge;

            newNode = node; 
            newEdge = edge;
 
            switch (edge) 
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Backward)
                    {
                        newNode = node.GetPreviousNode();
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd; 
                        if (newNode == null)
                        { 
                            newNode = node.GetContainingNode(); 
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        } 
                    }
                    break;

                case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Forward)
                    { 
                        newNode = node.GetFirstContainedNode(); 
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart;
                        if (newNode == null) 
                        {
                            newNode = node;
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        } 
                    }
                    break; 
 
                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Backward) 
                    {
                        newNode = node.GetLastContainedNode();
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        if (newNode == null) 
                        {
                            newNode = node; 
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterStart; 
                        }
                    } 
                    break;

                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd:
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Forward) 
                    {
                        newNode = node.GetNextNode(); 
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                        if (newNode == null)
                        { 
                            newNode = node.GetContainingNode();
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        }
                    } 
                    break;
            } 
 
            node = (TextTreeNode)newNode;
            edge = newEdge; 
        }

        // Worker for GetGravity.  No parameter validation.
        private LogicalDirection GetGravityInternal() 
        {
            return (this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart || this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd) ? LogicalDirection.Forward : LogicalDirection.Backward; 
        } 

        // Returns the DependencyObject scoping this position. 
        private DependencyObject GetDependencyParent()
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration();
 
            return GetScopingNode().GetDependencyParent();
        } 
 
        // Returns the node in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal TextTreeNode GetAdjacentNode(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return GetAdjacentNode(_node, this.Edge, direction);
        } 

        internal static TextTreeNode GetAdjacentNode(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            TextTreeNode adjacentNode;
 
            adjacentNode = GetAdjacentSiblingNode(node, edge, direction);

            if (adjacentNode == null)
            { 
                // We're the first or last child, try the parent.
                if (edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart || edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd) 
                { 
                    adjacentNode = node;
                } 
                else
                {
                    adjacentNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetContainingNode();
                } 
            }
 
            return adjacentNode; 
        }
 
        // Positions this navigator at a node/edge pair.
        // Node/edge are adjusted based on the current gravity.
        private void MoveToNode(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            RepositionForGravity(ref node, ref edge, GetGravityInternal());
 
            _tree = tree; 
            SetNodeAndEdge(AdjustRefCounts(node, edge, _node, this.Edge), edge);
            _generation = tree.PositionGeneration; 
        }

        /// 
        /// Returns the text element whose edge is in a specified direction 
        /// from position.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// If the symbol in the specified direction is
        /// TextPointerContext.ElementStart or TextPointerContext.ElementEnd, then this 
        /// method will return the element whose edge preceeds this TextPointer.
        ///
        /// Otherwise, the method returns null.
        ///  
        private TextElement GetElement(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode; 

            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            elementNode = GetAdjacentTextElementNode(direction);

            return (elementNode == null) ? null : elementNode.TextElement; 
        }
 
        // Invariant.Strict only.  Asserts this position has good state. 
        private void AssertState()
        { 
            if (Invariant.Strict)
            {
                // Positions must never have a null tree pointer.
                Invariant.Assert(_node != null, "Null position node!"); 

                if (GetGravityInternal() == LogicalDirection.Forward) 
                { 
                    // Positions with forward gravity must stay at left edges, otherwise inserts could displace them.
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart || this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd, "Bad position edge/gravity pair! (1)"); 
                }
                else
                {
                    // Positions with backward gravity must stay at right edges, otherwise inserts could displace them. 
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart || this.Edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd, "Bad position edge/gravity pair! (2)");
                } 
 
                if (_node is TextTreeRootNode)
                { 
                    // Positions may never be at the outer edge of the root node, since you can't insert content there.
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge != ElementEdge.BeforeStart && this.Edge != ElementEdge.AfterEnd, "Position at outer edge of root!");
                }
                else if (_node is TextTreeTextNode || _node is TextTreeObjectNode) 
                {
                    // Text and object nodes have no inner edges/chilren, so you can't put a position there. 
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge != ElementEdge.AfterStart && this.Edge != ElementEdge.BeforeEnd, "Position at inner leaf node edge!"); 
                }
                else 
                {
                    // Add new asserts for new node types here.
                    Invariant.Assert(_node is TextTreeTextElementNode, "Unknown node type!");
                } 

                Invariant.Assert(_tree != null, "Position has no tree!"); 
 
#if DEBUG_SLOW
                // This test is so slow we can't afford to run it even with Invariant.Strict. 
                // It grinds execution to a halt.

                int count;
 
                if (_tree.RootTextBlock == null)
                { 
                    count = 2; // Empty tree has two implicit edge symbols. 
                }
                else 
                {
                    count = 0;
                    for (TextTreeTextBlock textBlock = (TextTreeTextBlock)_tree.RootTextBlock.ContainedNode.GetMinSibling();
                         textBlock != null; 
                         textBlock = (TextTreeTextBlock)textBlock.GetNextNode())
                    { 
                        Invariant.Assert(textBlock.Count > 0, "Empty TextBlock!"); 
                        count += textBlock.Count;
                    } 
                }
                Invariant.Assert(_tree.InternalSymbolCount == count, "Bad root symbol count!");

                Invariant.Assert((_tree.RootNode == null && count == 2) || count == GetNodeSymbolCountSlow(_tree.RootNode), "TextNode symbol count not in synch with tree!"); 

                if (_tree.RootNode != null) 
                { 
                    DebugWalkTree(_tree.RootNode.GetMinSibling());
                } 
#endif // DEBUG_SLOW
            }
        }
 
#if DEBUG_SLOW
        // This test is so slow we can't afford to run it even with Invariant.Strict. 
        // It grinds execution to a halt. 
        private static void DebugWalkTree(SplayTreeNode node)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode previousNode;
            SplayTreeNode previousPreviousNode;

            previousNode = null; 
            previousPreviousNode = null;
 
            for (; node != null; node = node.GetNextNode()) 
            {
                if (node.SymbolCount == 0 && 
                    previousNode != null && previousNode.SymbolCount == 0 &&
                    previousPreviousNode != null && previousPreviousNode.SymbolCount == 0)
                {
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Found three consecuative zero length nodes!"); 
                }
 
                previousPreviousNode = previousNode; 
                previousNode = node;
 
                if (node.ContainedNode != null)
                {
                    DebugWalkTree(node.ContainedNode.GetMinSibling());
                } 
            }
        } 
 
        // Debug only.  Walks a node and all its children to get a brute force
        // symbol count. 
        private static int GetNodeSymbolCountSlow(SplayTreeNode node)
        {
            SplayTreeNode child;
            int count; 

            if (node is TextTreeRootNode || node is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
            { 
                count = 2;
                for (child = node.GetFirstContainedNode(); child != null; child = child.GetNextNode()) 
                {
                    count += GetNodeSymbolCountSlow(child);
                }
            } 
            else
            { 
                Invariant.Assert(node.ContainedNode == null, "Expected leaf node!"); 
                count = node.SymbolCount;
            } 

            return count;
        }
#endif // DEBUG_SLOW 

        // Repositions the TextPointer and clears any relevant caches. 
        private void SetNodeAndEdge(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart || 
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd);
 
            _node = node;
            _flags = (_flags & ~(uint)Flags.EdgeMask) | (uint)edge; 
            VerifyFlags(); 

            // Always clear the caret unit boundary cache when we move to a new position. 
            this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false;
        }

        // Setter for the public IsFrozen property. 
        private void SetIsFrozen()
        { 
            _flags |= (uint)Flags.IsFrozen; 
            VerifyFlags();
        } 

        // Ensure we have a valid _flags field.
        // See bug 1249258.
        private void VerifyFlags() 
        {
            ElementEdge edge = (ElementEdge)(_flags & (uint)Flags.EdgeMask); 
 
            Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart || 
                             edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd);
        }
 
        #endregion Private methods
 
        // True when the CaretUnitBoundaryCache is ready for use. 
        // If false the cache is not reliable.
        private bool IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid 
        {
            get
            {
                return (_flags & (uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid) == (uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid; 
            }
 
            set 
            {
                _flags = (_flags & ~(uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid) | (value ? (uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid : 0); 
                VerifyFlags();
            }
        }
 
        // Cached value from this.TextContainer.TextView.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary.
        private bool CaretUnitBoundaryCache 
        { 
            get
            { 
                return (_flags & (uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache) == (uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache;
            }

            set 
            {
                _flags = (_flags & ~(uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache) | (value ? (uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache : 0); 
                VerifyFlags(); 
            }
        } 

        //-----------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Private Types 
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------ 
 
        #region Private Types
 
        // Enum used for the _flags bitfield.
        [Flags]
        private enum Flags
        { 
            EdgeMask                      = 15, // 4 low-order bis are an ElementEdge.
            IsFrozen                      = 16, 
            IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = 32, 
            CaretUnitBoundaryCache        = 64,
        } 

        #endregion Private Types

        //------------------------------------------------------ 
        //
        //  Private Fields 
        // 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
 
        #region Private Fields

        // The position's TextContainer.
        private TextContainer _tree; 

        // The node referenced by this position. 
        private TextTreeNode _node; 

        // The value of TextContainer.PositionGeneration the last time this position 
        // called SyncToTreeGeneration.
        private uint _generation;

        // The value of TextContainer.LayoutGeneration the last time 
        // this position queried ITextView.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary.
        private uint _layoutGeneration; 
 
        // Bitfield used by Edge, IsFrozen, IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid, and
        // CaretUnitBoundaryCache properties. 
        private uint _flags;

#if DEBUG
        // Debug-only unique identifier for this instance. 
        private readonly int _debugId = _debugIdCounter++;
 
        // Debug-only id counter. 
        private static int _debugIdCounter;
#endif // DEBUG 

        #endregion Private Fields
    }
} 

// File provided for Reference Use Only by Microsoft Corporation (c) 2007.
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
//
// File: TextPointer.cs
//
// Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved. 
//
// Description: TextPointer object representing a location in formatted text. 
// 
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
namespace System.Windows.Documents
{
    using System;
    using MS.Internal; 
    using System.Threading;
    using System.Windows; 
    using System.Windows.Media; 
    using System.Collections;
 
    /// 
    /// Represents a location in a formatted text content.
    /// 
    ///  
    /// In Avalon formatted text can be contained in elements such as
    /// , , . 
    /// We will refer to these elements as to "text containers". 
    /// Using the properties and the methods of the TextPointer object, you can:
    /// a) Find out what kind of content is in forward or in backward directions from its position; 
    /// b) Get a  scoping or adjacent a position of this TextPointer;
    /// c) Get characters preceding or following the TextPointer when it is positioned within text run -  element;
    /// d) Insert characters in a position where the TextPointer is located;
    /// e) Inspect line layout structure by finding line boundary positions; 
    /// f) Perform visual hit-testing by translating back and forth positions of TextPointer objects into Point objects representing coordinates;
    /// g) Create an instance of a  object and use it for formatting, copying, pasting and other editing operations; 
    ///  
    /// Positions in formatted document where TextPointer objects can be located
    /// are places between characters and element tags. 
    /// As you edit a document, TextPointer objects do not move relative to their surrounding text.
    /// That is, if text is inserted before a text pointer, then the offset of the pointer
    /// from start position of a text container is incremented to reflect its new location
    /// further down in the document (offsets between text pointers can be calculated by 
    /// a  method).
    /// If multiple TextPointer objects are located at the same position and a text 
    /// is inserted into this position, then the new characters and structural tags are 
    /// to the right or to the left of all of the TextPointer objects depending on their
    ///  property. 
    /// Class  is an enum specifying what kind of
    /// content can be found in immediate vicility of a TextPointer. The kinds include
    /// None for text container boundaries, ElementStart and ElementEnd
    /// for opening and closing tags of  elements, EmbeddedElement 
    /// for UIElements inserted in text as atomic objects. The kind of context can be
    /// get from a TextPointer using method . 
    /// TextPointer objects are immutable - they cannot be repositioned in text content 
    /// by any means; and their LogicalDirection property cannot be changed. The context
    /// around a TextPointer can be changed though, as a result of text editing. 
    /// For instance, when text around a TextPointer is deleted, the TextPointer
    /// will appear in a new context - in a content remaining after deletion.
    /// To traverse a document content you can use a bunch of Get*Position
    /// methods - , , etc. 
    /// 
    /// TextPointer class does not have public constructors. 
    /// The only way to get an instance of the TextPointer class is by 
    /// using properties or methods of other objects:
    ///  and , etc. 
    ///  and ,
    ///  and , etc.
    /// TextPointer objects can be also produced from other TextPointer objects
    /// using traversal methods like , 
    /// , ,
    /// etc. TextPointer can be also gotten from a visual coordinate via 
    /// methods like . 
    /// 
    /// We use a concept of "insertion positions" in association with TextPointer objects, 
    /// which is a key for editor behavior and for various api members.
    /// When caret travels over text content it can stop only at particular positions,
    /// skipping all non-appropriate ones. Positions appropriate for caret stopping are called
    /// "insertion positions". Boundary positions of  and  
    /// objects are always forcefully set to insertion positions, even if you pass
    /// arbitrary position in TextRange constructor or  method. 
    /// From TextPointer located at arbitrary (possibly non-insertion) position, you 
    /// can get a TextPointer located at a nearest insertion position by calling
    ///  method. To get from one insertion position to another 
    /// you can use  method.
    /// 
    /// 
    /// Example 0. This code shows how to get an instance of a TextPointer. 
    /// As TextPointer does not have any public constructors, the only way
    /// of getting a TextPointer is to use a property or method of other object. 
    /// This example ContentStart and ContentEnd properties of main text containers, 
    /// create a TextRange for the whole content of each of them and applies
    /// Bold formatting to it. 
    /// 
    ///     void BoldAll(FlowDocument flowDocument, TextFlow textFlow, TextBlock textBlock, RichTextBox richTextBox)
    ///     {
    ///         allContent = new TextRange(flowDocument.ContentStart, flowDocument.ContentEnd); 
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);
    /// 
    ///         allContent = new TextRange(textFlow.ContentStart, textFlow.ContentEnd); 
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);
    /// 
    ///         allContent = new TextRange(textBlock.ContentStart, textFlow.ContentEnd);
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);
    ///
    ///         // Note that RichTextBox does not have ContentStart/ContentEnd properties, 
    ///         // we use its Document property to get to FlowDocument contained within.
    ///         TextRange allContent = new TextRange(richTextBox.Document.ContentStart, richTextBox.Document.ContentEnd); 
    ///         allContent.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold); 
    ///     }
    ///  
    /// Example 1. This code shows how to use TextPointer for finding a first Run element
    /// from a particular position in forard direction.
    /// 
    ///     Run FindNextRun(TextPointer position) 
    ///     {
    ///         // Traverse content in forward direction until the position is 
    ///         // immediately after opening tag of a Run element. 
    ///         while (position != null &&
    ///             !(position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward) == TextPointerContext.ElementStart 
    ///               &&
    ///               position.Parent is Run))
    ///         {
    ///             position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
    ///         }
    /// 
    ///         // Return a result 
    ///         return position == null ? null : position.Parent as Run;
    ///     } 
    /// 
    /// Example 2. This code shows how to use TextPointer for finding a particular
    /// word in text content. This is a simplistic "find" algorithm, not smart enough
    /// for international issues and for words crossing formatting boundaries. 
    /// 
    ///     TextPointer FindWord(TextPointer position, string word) 
    ///     { 
    ///         while (position != null)
    ///         { 
    ///             if (position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward) == TextPointerContext.Text)
    ///             {
    ///                 string textRun = position.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    ///                 int indexInRun = textRun.IndexOf(word); 
    ///                 if (indexInRun >= 0)
    ///                 { 
    ///                     position = position.GetPositionAtOffset(indexInRun); 
    ///                     break;
    ///                 } 
    ///             }
    ///             else
    ///             {
    ///                 position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
    ///             }
    ///         } 
    /// 
    ///         return position; // will be null, if a word is not found.
    ///     } 
    /// 
    /// Example 3. This code shows how to enumerate and count all Paragraphs in a given TextRange.
    /// 
    ///     int GetParagraphCount(TextRange range) 
    ///     {
    ///         int paragraphCount = 0; 
    ///         TextPointer position = range.Start; 
    ///
    ///         while (position != null && position.CompareTo(range.End) < 0) 
    ///         {
    ///             if (position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward) == TextPointerContext.ElementStart &&
    ///                 position.Parent is Paragraph)
    ///             { 
    ///                 // Just entered a paragraph.
    ///                 paragraphCount ++; 
    /// 
    ///                 // Jump over it.
    ///                 // Schema does not allow nested paragraphs, so we will not miss any. 
    ///                 position = ((Paragraph)position.Parent).ElementEnd;
    ///             }
    ///             else
    ///             { 
    ///                 position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    ///             } 
    ///         } 
    ///
    ///         return paragraphCount; 
    ///     }
    /// 
    /// Example 4. Idenifying whether the document is empty. The document appearing as empty
    /// in RichTextBox actually contains a Paragraph element with a Run child in it. So checking 
    /// a document emptiness is a bit tricky task. In the following example we will utilize
    /// the insertion positions as the most natural mechanism for getting to character part or text content. 
    ///  
    ///     bool IsRichTextBoxEmpty(RichTextBox richTextBox)
    ///     { 
    ///         FlowDocument document = richTextBox.Document; // get a document contained in a RichTextBox
    ///
    ///         TextPointer normalizedStart = document.ContentStart.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    ///         TextPointer normalizedEnd = document.ContentEnd.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward); 
    ///
    ///         // The character content is empty if normalized start and end pointers are at the same position 
    ///         bool isEmpty = normalizedStart.CompareTo(normalizedEnd) == 0; 
    ///
    ///         return isEmpty; 
    ///     }
    /// 
    /// 
    // 
    // Internal comments:
    // 
    // TextContainer's implementation of the Text OM ITextPointer interface. 
    //
    // TextPointers represent locations in the TextContainer.  They point to a 
    // node/edge pair where operations like insert/remove/gettext take place.
    //
    // TextPointers have a property called LogicalDirection, that specifies where
    // they fall if content is insert at their position.  We track LogicalDirection 
    // implicitly: forward direction means the position is always at
    // BeforeStart/BeforeEnd edges, backward direction the reverse. 
    // 
    // TextPointers are guaranteed to stick with their nodes across editing
    // operations.  For inserts, this happens automatically.  However, if the 
    // node a TextPointer points to is removed from the tree, it is expected
    // that a TextPointer will follow its LogicalDirection to the closest neighbor
    // node still living in the tree.
    // 
    // Since we don't store references to TextPointers in the tree itself,
    // we have to wait until a method on the TextPointer is called, then 
    // check if the position's node is still in the tree.  This operation is 
    // called synchronization, and the core method is SyncToTreeGeneration.
    // 
    // SyncToTreeGeneration must be called on every public entry point before
    // attempting to use the TextPointer.
    //
    // Since positions always point to node/edge pairs, if we want to allocate 
    // a position that references a character not on a node edge, we must split
    // the text node at the character position.  If we did no other work, the 
    // tree could become extremely fragmented, with a text node allocated for 
    // each character.  To keep the tree from fragmenting, positions ref count
    // the nodes they occupy.  We do some gymnastics using a finalizer on 
    // TextPointer, adding unreferenced positions to a list we check
    // periodically in all public TextContainer methods.  Dead positions decrement
    // their nodes' ref counts, and a text node whose ref count drops to zero will
    // attempt to merge with neighbors. 
    public class TextPointer : ContentPosition, ITextPointer
    { 
        //----------------------------------------------------- 
        //
        //  Constructors 
        //
        //-----------------------------------------------------

        #region Constructors 

        ///  
        /// Creates a new instance of TextPointer object. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer from which initial properties and location are initialized.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// New TextPointers always have their IsFrozen property set to false, 
        /// regardless of the state of the position parameter.  Otherwise the
        /// new TextPointer instance is identical to the position parameter. 
        ///  
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer textPointer)
        { 
            if (textPointer == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textPointer");
            } 

            InitializeOffset(textPointer, 0, textPointer.GetGravityInternal()); 
        } 

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance. 
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer position, int offset)
        {
            if (position == null)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("position");
            } 
 
            InitializeOffset(position, offset, position.GetGravityInternal());
        } 

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer position, LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            InitializeOffset(position, 0, direction);
        } 
 
        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextPointer position, int offset, LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            InitializeOffset(position, offset, direction);
        }
 
        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextContainer textContainer, int offset, LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            SplayTreeNode node;
            ElementEdge edge; 

            if (offset < 1 || offset > textContainer.InternalSymbolCount - 1)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.BadDistance)); 
            }
 
            textContainer.GetNodeAndEdgeAtOffset(offset, out node, out edge); 

            Initialize(textContainer, (TextTreeNode)node, edge, direction, textContainer.PositionGeneration, false, false, textContainer.LayoutGeneration); 
        }

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance.
        internal TextPointer(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            Initialize(tree, node, edge, LogicalDirection.Forward, tree.PositionGeneration, false, false, tree.LayoutGeneration); 
        } 

        // Creates a new TextPointer instance. 
        internal TextPointer(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            Initialize(tree, node, edge, direction, tree.PositionGeneration, false, false, tree.LayoutGeneration);
        } 

        // Constructor equivalent to ITextPointer.CreatePointer 
        internal TextPointer CreatePointer() 
        {
            return new TextPointer(this); 
        }

        // Constructor equivalent to ITextPointer.CreatePointer
        internal TextPointer CreatePointer(LogicalDirection gravity) 
        {
            return new TextPointer(this, gravity); 
        } 

#if REFCOUNT_DEAD_TEXTPOINTERS 
        // *** This code removed ***
        // The TextContainer originally was designed to ref count TextPointer references
        // to TextTreeNodes.  When a TextPointer is created, it addrefs its node.
        // When moved, it addrefs the destination and decrements the old position. 
        // When finalized, it would decrement its final TextTreeNode.
        // 
        // There are two problems with this code: 
        // - The GC will null out managed fields occasionally.  This means we simply
        //   cannot use a finalizer. 
        // - We don't really know/can't depend on how expensive it is to use the GC,
        //   and the whole scheme is an attempt at perf optimization.
        //
        // The current state of the code is that we still ref count on create and 
        // move, but we've disabled the finalizer so TextPointers will reference
        // their final nodes "forever".  This leads to fragmentation: because 
        // we split TextTreeTextNodes as TextPointer reference individual 
        // characters.  However, there's an upper bound on the fragmentation
        // (we can't have more nodes than characters) and in practice no one 
        // walks documents character by character.
        //
        // So, until we identify a specific perf problem, we're not attempting
        // to ressurect this code. 
        //
        // If ever do identify fragmentation as a problem worth solving, 
        // we can already think of at least three possible approaches: 
        //
        // 1. Keep the existing logic, but instead of using a finalizer, 
        //    store an array of WeakReferences on each node (usually null).
        //    Periodically check the array, pruning WeakReferences with
        //    null Targets.
        // 2. As above, but introduce a TextPointerNode instead of hanging 
        //    arrays off other nodes.
        // 3. Keep a static array of TextContainers in memory, ref counted 
        //    by TextPointers.  Restore the TextPointer finalizer, and in 
        //    addition to decrementing the node ref count, decrement the
        //    TextContainer ref count. 

        // This method adds the position to a list of "dead" positions (no
        // external references) that will be examined later to decrement
        // reference counts on nodes, and ultimately merge text nodes. 
        //
        // It's important here that we don't do anything complicated 
        // that might block the finalizer thread or cause too much 
        // contention and hurt perf.  The same goes for code in
        // TextContainer.EmptyDeadPositionList that also uses the lock. 
        /// 
        /// 
        ~TextPointer()
        { 
            ArrayList deadPositionList;
 
            deadPositionList = _tree.DeadPositionList; 

            lock (deadPositionList) 
            {
                deadPositionList.Add(this);
            }
        } 
#endif // REFCOUNT_DEAD_TEXTPOINTERS
 
        #endregion Constructors 

        //------------------------------------------------------ 
        //
        //  Public Methods
        //
        //----------------------------------------------------- 

        #region Public Methods 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns true if this TextPointer is positioned within the same 
        /// text containner as another TextPointer.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// TextPointer to compare. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer objects positioned in different containers cannot 
        /// participate in any operations dealing with several pointers.
        /// For instance, TextPointer objects from two different text containers 
        /// cannot be compared with each other (by calling the method ).
        /// The purpose of this method is to test whether two TextPointer
        /// objects belong to the same text container or not.
        /// Formatted text can be contained within one these elements in Avalon: 
        /// , , .
        /// We refer to them as to "text containers". 
        /// Note, that if one text container is nested within another 
        /// TextPointer objects positioned within a nested text container
        /// are not considered as belonging to the enclosing one. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Example 1. This example shows how to check whether a given TextPointer
        /// is positioned between two other TextPointer objects - in a situation 
        /// when there is no guarantee that all three positions belong to
        /// the same text container 
        ///  
        ///     bool IsPositionContainedBetween(TextPointer test, TextPointer start, TextPointer end)
        ///     { 
        ///         if (!test.IsInSameDocument(start) || !test.IsInSameDocument(end))
        ///         {
        ///             return false;
        ///         } 
        ///         return start.CompareTo(test) <= 0 && test.CompareTo(end) <= 0;
        ///     } 
        ///  
        /// 
        public bool IsInSameDocument(TextPointer textPosition) 
        {
            if (textPosition == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textPosition"); 
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            return (this.TextContainer == textPosition.TextContainer); 
        }

        /// 
        /// Compares positions of this TextPointer with another TextPointer. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The TextPointer to compare with. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Less than zero: this TextPointer preceeds position.
        /// Zero: this TextPointer is at the same location as position.
        /// Greater than zero: this TextPointer follows position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws ArgumentException if position does not belong to the same 
        /// text container as this TextPointer (you can use  
        /// method to detect whether comparison is possible).
        ///  
        public int CompareTo(TextPointer position)
        {
            int offsetThis;
            int offsetPosition; 
            int result;
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, position); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            position.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            offsetThis = GetSymbolOffset();
            offsetPosition = position.GetSymbolOffset(); 
 
            if (offsetThis < offsetPosition)
            { 
                result = -1;
            }
            else if (offsetThis > offsetPosition)
            { 
                result = +1;
            } 
            else 
            {
                result = 0; 
            }

            return result;
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the type of content to one side of this TextPointer. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Returns  if this TextPointer 
        /// is positioned at the beginning of a text container and the requested direction
        /// is , or if it is positioned 
        /// at the end of a text container  and the requested direction is 
        /// .
        /// Returns  if the TextPointer 
        /// has an openenig tag of some of TextElements in the requested direction.
        /// Returns  if the TextPointer
        /// has a closing tag of some of TextElements in the requested direction.
        /// Returns  if the TextPointer 
        /// is positioned within  element and has some non-emty sequence of characters
        /// in requested direction. 
        /// Returns  is the TextPointer 
        /// is positioned within  or 
        /// element and has  as atomic symbol in a requested direction. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This example shows how to use GetPointerContext method in text content
        /// traversal algorithms. It implements an algorithm calculating a balanse of 
        /// opening and closing tags between two TextPointer positions (each opening tag
        /// counted as +1, while a closing one as -1). 
        ///  
        ///     int GetElementTagBalance(TextPointer start, TextPointer end)
        ///     { 
        ///         int balanse = 0;
        ///
        ///         while (start != null && start.CompareTo(end) < 0)
        ///         { 
        ///             TextPointerContext forwardContext = start.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        /// 
        ///             if (forwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementStart) 
        ///             {
        ///                 balanse++; 
        ///             }
        ///             else if (forwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementEnd)
        ///             {
        ///                 balanse--; 
        ///             }
        ///             start = start.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        ///         } 
        ///
        ///         return balanse; 
        ///     }
        /// 
        /// 
        public TextPointerContext GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction"); 
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            return (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? GetPointerContextForward(_node, this.Edge) : GetPointerContextBackward(_node, this.Edge);
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the count of Unicode characters between this TextPointer and the 
        /// edge of an element in the given direction.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If the TetPointer is positioned not inside a  element,
        /// then the method always returns zero. 
        ///  
        public int GetTextRunLength(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            int count = 0; 

            // Combine adjacent text nodes into a single run. 
            // This isn't just a perf optimization.  Because text positions
            // split text nodes, if we just returned a single node's text
            // callers would see strange side effects where position.GetTextLength() !=
            // position.GetText if a position is moved between the calls. 
            if (_tree.PlainTextOnly)
            { 
                // Optimize for TextBox, which only ever contains (sometimes 
                // very large quantities of) text nodes.
                Invariant.Assert(this.GetScopingNode() is TextTreeRootNode); 

                if (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward)
                {
                    count = _tree.InternalSymbolCount - this.GetSymbolOffset() - 1; 
                }
                else 
                { 
                    count = this.GetSymbolOffset() - 1;
                } 
            }
            else
            {
                TextTreeNode textNode = GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(direction); 

                while (textNode != null) 
                { 
                    count += textNode.SymbolCount;
                    textNode = ((direction == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? textNode.GetNextNode() : textNode.GetPreviousNode()) as TextTreeTextNode; 
                }
            }

            return count; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Returns the distance between this TextPointer and another.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// TextPointer to compare.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an ArgumentException if the TextPointer position is not
        /// positioned within the same document as this TextPointer. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The return value will be negative if the TextPointer position 
        /// preceeds this TextPointer, zero if the two TextPointers
        /// are equally positioned, or positive if position follows this
        /// TextPointer.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The distance is represented as a number of "symbols" 
        /// between these two pointers. 
        /// Each opening and each closing tag of any TextElement
        /// is considered as one symbol. So an empty TextElement contributes 
        /// two symbols - one for each of tags.
        /// UIElement placed within InlineUIContainer or BlockUIContainer
        /// represented as one symbol - independently of how complex
        /// is its content. Even if the UIElement contains or is a 
        /// text container it is treated as atomic entity - single symbol.
        /// This may be confusing especially if you do not pay 
        /// muchy attention to a difference between the  
        /// the  class.
        /// Each 16-bit unicode character inside a  element 
        /// is considered as one symbol.
        /// For instance, for the following xaml:
        /// <Run>abc</Run><InlineUIContainer><Button>OK</Button></InlineUIContainer>
        /// the offset from itw content start to content end will be 8 - 
        /// one for each of: (1) Run start, (2) "a", (3) "b", (4) "c", (5) Run end, (6) InlineUIContainer start,
        /// (7) whole Button element, (8) InlineUIContainer end. Note that Button 
        /// element considered as one symbol even though it is represented 
        /// by two tags and two characters.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// In this example we show how to use TextPointer offsets for
        /// persisting positional information. Assuming that the content of
        /// a RichTextBox is not changed between calls of 
        /// GetPersistedSelection and RestoreSelectionFromPersistedRange
        /// methods, the selection will be restored to its original state. 
        ///  
        ///     struct PersistedTextRange { int Start; int End; }
        /// 
        ///     PersistedTextRange GetPersistedSelection(RichTextBox richTextBox)
        ///     {
        ///         PersistedTextRange persistedSelection;
        /// 
        ///         TextPointer contentStart = richTextBox.Document.ContentStart;
        ///         persistedSelection.Start = contentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(richTextBox.Selection.Start); 
        ///         persistedSelection.End = contentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(richTextBox.Selection.End); 
        ///
        ///         return persistedSelection; 
        ///     }
        ///
        ///     RestoreSelectionFromPersistedRange(RichTextBox richTextBox, PersistedTextRange persistedRange)
        ///     { 
        ///         TextPointer contentStart = richTextBox.Document.ContentStart;
        /// 
        ///         richTextBox.Selection.Select( 
        ///             contentStart.GetPositionAtOffset(persistedRange.Start),
        ///             contentStart.GetPositionAtOffset(persistedRange.End)); 
        ///     }
        ///
        /// 
        ///  
        public int GetOffsetToPosition(TextPointer position)
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, position); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            position.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            return (position.GetSymbolOffset() - GetSymbolOffset());
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns text bordering this TextPointer from one side or another. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Direction to query.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// See GetTextInRun(direction, textBuffer, startIndex, count) method 
        /// remarks for semantics of the returned text. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This is an example of simplistic plain text converter.
        /// This algorithm produces a string concatenating all text runs
        /// between two TextPointers.
        /// Note that this is really simplistic algorithm. You sould use 
        ///  property for more sophisticated
        /// plain text conversion. 
        ///  
        ///     string GetPlainText(TextPointer start, TextPointer end)
        ///     { 
        ///         StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
        ///
        ///         while (start != null && start.CompareTo(end) < end)
        ///         { 
        ///             if (start.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward) == TextPointerContext.Text)
        ///             { 
        ///                 // Check if this text run reaches beyond the end position 
        ///                 // and trancate the string if needed.
        ///                 string textRun = start.GetTextInRum(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        ///                 if (textRun.Length > start.GetOffsetToPosition(end))
        ///                 {
        ///                     textRun = textRun.Substring(0, start.GetOffsetToPosition(end));
        ///                 } 
        ///
        ///                 // Add characters from this text run to output buffer. 
        ///                 buffer.Add(textRun); 
        ///             }
        /// 
        ///             start = start.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        ///             // Note that for text run this method skips the whole run, not just one character.
        ///         }
        ///         return buffer.ToString(); 
        ///     }
        ///  
        ///  
        public string GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            return TextPointerBase.GetTextInRun(this, direction);
        } 

        ///  
        /// Copies characters bordering this TextPointer into a caller supplied char array. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Buffer into which chars are copied. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Index within the textBuffer array at which the copy is started. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The maximum number of characters to copy. Must be less than
        /// or equal to a (textBuffer.Length - startIndex).
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The count of chars actually copied.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Is thrown in the following cases: (a) when startIndex is less than zero,
        /// (b) when startIndex is greater than textBuffer.Length, 
        /// (c) when count is less than zero, (d) when count
        /// is greater than size available for copying (textBuffer.Length - startIndex).
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This method only returns uninterrupted runs of text -- no text will
        /// be returned if any symbol type other than text borders this 
        /// TextPointer in the specified direction.  Similarly, text will only 
        /// be returned up to the next non-text symbol.
        ///  
        public int GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction, char[] textBuffer, int startIndex, int count)
        {
            TextTreeTextNode textNode;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            textNode = GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(direction); 

            return textNode == null ? 0 : GetTextInRun(_tree, GetSymbolOffset(), textNode, -1, direction, textBuffer, startIndex, count);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns an element represented by a symbol, if any, bordering 
        /// this TextPointer in the specified direction. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to query.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The element if its opening or closing tag exists 
        /// in a specified direction. Otherwize returns null.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// The returned element may be both a 
        /// and a . 
        ///  object will be returned when
        /// this TextPointer is located before or after of either opening
        /// or closing tag in appropriate direction.
        ///  object can be returned only when 
        /// the pointer is located outside its opening or closing tag - within
        ///  or . 
        ///  
        public DependencyObject GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            return GetAdjacentElement(_node, this.Edge, direction); 
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns a TextPointer at a new position by a specified symbol
        /// count.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Number of symbols to advance.  offset may be negative, in which
        /// case the TextPointer is moved backwards. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// TextPointer located at requested position in case if requested position 
        /// does exist, otherwize returns null. LogicalDirection of the TextPointer
        /// returned is the same as of this TexPointer.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This method, like all other TextPointer methods, defines a symbol
        /// as one of: 
        /// - 16 bit Unicode character. 
        /// - opening or closing tag of a .
        /// - the whole  as atomic embedded object. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This example shows how to use this method for creating TextPointers
        /// from a persisted index-based position representation. 
        /// The first method returns a integer offset of a TextPointer
        /// from the beginning of a Paragraph. The second method re-creates 
        /// a pointer from an integer ofset at the same relative position. 
        /// 
        ///     int GetPersistedPositionRelativeToParagraph(TextPointer position) 
        ///     {
        ///         Paragraph paragraph = position.Paragraph;
        ///
        ///         if (paragraph == null) 
        ///         {
        ///             return 0; // Some positions may be not within any Paragraph, 
        ///             // so we need to return something; or throw exception. 
        ///         }
        /// 
        ///         return paragraph.ContentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(position);
        ///     }
        ///
        ///     int GetTextPointerRelativeToParagraph(Paragraph paragraph, int persistedPositionRelativeToParagraph) 
        ///     {
        ///         // Check whether persisted position is still within this paragraph 
        ///         if (persistedPositionRelativeToParagraph > 
        ///             paragraph.ContentStart.GetOffsetToPosition(paragraph.ContentEnd))
        ///         { 
        ///             // the index is beyond the paragraph end. Return the farthest position within the paragraph.
        ///             return paragraph.ContentEnd;
        ///         }
        /// 
        ///         return paragraph.ContentStart.GetPositionAtOffset(persistedPositionRelativeToParagraph);
        ///     } 
        ///  
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetPositionAtOffset(int offset) 
        {
            return GetPositionAtOffset(offset, this.LogicalDirection);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at a new position by a specified symbol 
        /// count. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Number of symbols to advance.  offset may be negative, in which
        /// case the TextPointer is moved backwards.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// LogicalDirection desired for a returned TextPointer.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// TextPointer located at requested position in case if requested position
        /// does exist, otherwize returns null. LogicalDirection of the TextPointer 
        /// returned is as specified by a .
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This method, like all other TextPointer methods, defines a symbol 
        /// as one of:
        /// - 16 bit Unicode character. 
        /// - opening or closing tag of a . 
        /// - the whole  as atomic embedded object.
        /// See examples in  method with one parameter. 
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetPositionAtOffset(int offset, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            TextPointer position = new TextPointer(this, direction); 
            int actualCount = position.MoveByOffset(offset);
            if (actualCount == offset) 
            { 
                position.Freeze();
                return position; 
            }
            else
            {
                return null; 
            }
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a pointer at the next symbol in a specified 
        /// direction, or past all following Unicode characters if the
        /// bordering content is Unicode text.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// TextPointer in a requested direction, null if this TextPointer
        /// borders the start or end of the document. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// If the following symbol is of type EmbeddedElement, ElementStart,
        /// or ElementEnd (as returned by the GetPointerContext method), then 
        /// the TextPointer is advanced by exactly one symbol.
        /// If the following symbol is of type Text, then the TextPointer is 
        /// advanced until it passes all following text (ie, until it reaches 
        /// a position with a different return value for GetPointerContext).
        /// The exact symbol count crossed can be calculated in advance by 
        /// calling GetTextLength.
        /// If there is no following symbol (start or end of the document),
        /// then the method returns null.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// This example shows how to use this method for traversing 
        /// text content and examine its structure. The method implements 
        /// a simplistic text content serializer, producing an xml-looking
        /// text. 
        /// Note that to produce really well formed xml System.Xml
        /// interfaces must be used. We use this simplification only
        /// to make it more readable for people not familiar with System.Xml api.
        ///  
        ///     string GetXaml(TextElement element)
        ///     { 
        ///         StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(); 
        ///
        ///         // Position a "navigator" pointer before the opening tag of the element. 
        ///         TextPointer navigator = element.ElementStart;
        ///
        ///         while (navigator.CompareTo(element.ElementEnd) < 0)
        ///         { 
        ///             switch (navigator.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward))
        ///             { 
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.ElementStart : 
        ///                     // Output opening tag of the TextElement
        ///                     buffer.AddFormat("<{0}>", navigator.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Forward).GetType().Name); 
        ///                     break;
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.ElementEnd :
        ///                     // Output closing tag of the TextElement
        ///                     buffer.AddFormat("</{0}>", navigator.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Forward).GetType().Name); 
        ///                     break;
        ///                 case TextPointerContent.EmbeddedElement : 
        ///                     // Output simple tag for embedded element 
        ///                     buffer.AddFormat("<{0}/>", navigator.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Forward).GetType().Name);
        ///                     break; 
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.Text :
        ///                     // Output the text content of thi text run
        ///                     buffer.Add(navigator.GetTextInRun(LoigcalDirection.Forward);
        ///                     break; 
        ///                 case TextPointerContext.None :
        ///                     Assert(false, "We do not expect to reach end of text container in this loop"); 
        ///                     break; 
        ///             }
        /// 
        ///             // Advance the naviagtor to the next context position.
        ///             navigator = navigator.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        ///
        ///             Assert(navigator != null, "We do not expect to reach an end of a text container in this loop, as it is limited by element.ContentEnd bounadry"); 
        ///         }
        ///     } 
        ///  
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return (TextPointer)((ITextPointer)this).GetNextContextPosition(direction);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at the closest insertion position in a 
        /// specified direction. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to search a closest insertion position.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// TextPointer positioned at inserion point. The value is never null. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The concept of insertion position is a convenience 
        /// for traversing text content across structural boundaries,
        /// between table cells, paragraphs, list items etc. 
        /// An insertion position is anywhere the containing document
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not
        /// insertion positions include locations between Paragraphs
        /// (between closing tag of a preceding paragraph and an opening tag 
        /// of the following paragraph). A position within text runs
        /// in the middle of a surrogate Unicode surrogate pair is also 
        /// not an insertion position. 
        /// The method can be used for disambiguating insertion positions
        /// in two cases: when the text has two insertion positions separated by 
        /// a sequence of formatting tags, as between "d" and "t" in this
        /// markup: "<Bold>Bold</Bold>text" - we have an insertion position
        /// before closing tag of Bold element and immediately after it. Both are
        /// valid insertion position and caret would stop on each of them 
        /// depending on the direction of keyboard navigation. The method
        /// GetInsertionPosition allows user to pick one or another 
        /// without moving to the "next" insertion position. 
        /// Another important case when the method is useful is
        /// when a sequence of structural tags is involved. If you 
        /// have a position, say between closing and opening paragraph tags,
        /// and want to fing a nearest insertion position the direction
        /// parameter will tell which of two possible positions to take:
        /// in the end of the preceding or in the begining of the following paragraph. 
        /// If the pointer is already at insertion position
        /// but there is a non-empty sequence formatting in the given direction, 
        /// then the position after all formatting tags will be returned. 
        /// If the pointer is already at insertion position
        /// and there is no any formatting tags in the given direction, 
        /// then the returned position is the same as this one.
        /// Somethimes the whole document does not have even
        /// one insertion position - it happens when the content
        /// is structurally incomplete, say in empty  
        /// or element. In such case the method
        /// will return the  original position even though it is not 
        /// an insertion position. The method never returns null. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This example shows how to use the method GetInsertionPosition
        /// as a convenience of finding a starting "editable" position.
        /// 
        ///     bool IsElementEmpty(TextElement element) 
        ///     {
        ///         // Find first and last insertion positions in this element. 
        ///         // We use inward directions to make sure that insertion position 
        ///         // will be found correctly in case when the element is inline formatting one
        ///         // (i.e. Run or Span). 
        ///         TextPointer start = element.ContentStart.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        ///         TextPointer end = element.ContentEnd.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward);
        ///
        ///         // Element has empty printable content if its first and last 
        ///         // insertion positions are equal.
        ///         return start.CompareTo(end) == 0; 
        ///     } 
        /// 
        ///  
        public TextPointer GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return (TextPointer)((ITextPointer)this).GetInsertionPosition(direction);
        } 

        // Used for pointer normalization in cases when direction does not matter. 
        internal TextPointer GetInsertionPosition() 
        {
            return GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        }

        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer in the direction indicated to the following 
        /// insertion position.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// A TextPointer at an insertion position in a requested direction,
        /// null if there is no more insertion positions in that direction.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The concept of insertion position is a convenience 
        /// for traversing text content across structural boundaries, 
        /// between table cells, paragraphs, list items etc.
        /// See more detailed definition of the concept of 
        /// "insertion position" in the 
        /// method.
        /// If the TextPointer is not currently at an insertion position, this
        /// method will move the TextPointer to the next insertion position in 
        /// the indicated direction, just like the MoveToInsertionPosition
        /// method. 
        /// If the TextPointer is currently at an insertion position, this 
        /// method will move the TextPointer to following insertion position,
        /// if the end of document is not encountered. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// In this example we use the method GetNextInsertionPosition
        /// for passing over structural boundaries in a proces of 
        /// enumerating all  in a range.
        ///  
        ///     int GetParagraphCount(TextPointer start, TextPointer end) 
        ///     {
        ///         int paragraphCount = 0; 
        ///
        ///         while (start != null && start.CompareTo(end) < 0)
        ///         {
        ///             Paragraph paragraph = start.Paragraph; 
        ///
        ///             if (paragraph != null) 
        ///             { 
        ///                 paragraphCount++;
        /// 
        ///                 // Advance start to an end of the paragraph found
        ///                 start = paragraph.ContentEnd;
        ///             }
        /// 
        ///             // Use GetNextInsertionPosition method to skip a sequence
        ///             // of structural tags 
        ///             start = start.GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward); 
        ///         }
        /// 
        ///         return paragraphCount;
        ///     }
        /// 
        ///  
        public TextPointer GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return (TextPointer)((ITextPointer)this).GetNextInsertionPosition(direction); 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at the start of line after skipping
        /// a given number of line starts in forward or backward direction.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Number of line starts to skip when finding a desired line start position. 
        /// Negative values specify preceding lines, zero specifies the current line, 
        /// positive values specify following lines.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's HasValidLayout
        /// property is set false.  Without a calculated layout it is not possible
        /// to position relative to rendered lines. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer positioned at the begining of a line requested 
        /// (with LogicalDirection set to Forward).
        /// If there is no sufficient lines in requested direction, 
        /// returns null.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Line identification is possible only from normalized insertion positions; 
        /// Line identification from not-normalized positions is mbigous and can produce
        /// unexpected results. Say, if a position is between closing and opening 
        /// Paragraph tags, then GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection) is needed 
        /// to decide whether we start from the end of previous Paragraph or
        /// from the start of the following one. Without such call 
        /// 
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection 
        /// is considered to be at the end of line, and calling MoveToLineBoundary(0)
        /// would reposition it at the start of the preceding line.  Making the 
        /// same call with forward LogicalDirection would leave the TextPointer 
        /// positioned where it started -- at the start of the following line.
        ///  
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetLineStartPosition(int count)
        {
            int actualCount; 

            TextPointer lineStartPosition = GetLineStartPosition(count, out actualCount); 
 
            return (actualCount != count) ? null : lineStartPosition;
        } 

        /// 
        /// Returns a TextPointer at the start of line after skipping
        /// a given number of line starts in forward or backward direction. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Offset of the destination line.  Negative values specify preceding 
        /// lines, zero specifies the current line, positive values specify
        /// following lines. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The offset of the line moved to.  This value may be less than
        /// requested if the beginning or end of document is encountered. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// TextPointer positioned at the begining of a line requested 
        /// (with LogicalDirection set to Forward).
        /// If there is no sufficient lines in requested direction, 
        /// returns a position at the beginning of a farthest line
        /// in this direction. In such case out parameter actualCount
        /// gets a number of lines actually skipped.
        /// Unlike the other override in this case the returned pointer is never null. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly 
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection 
        /// is considered to be at the end of line, and calling MoveToLineBoundary(0)
        /// would reposition it at the start of the preceding line.  Making the
        /// same call with forward LogicalDirection would leave the TextPointer
        /// positioned where it started -- at the start of the following line. 
        /// 
        public TextPointer GetLineStartPosition(int count, out int actualCount) 
        { 
            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            TextPointer position = new TextPointer(this);

            if (this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                actualCount = position.MoveToLineBoundary(count);
            } 
            else 
            {
                actualCount = 0; 
            }

            position.SetLogicalDirection(LogicalDirection.Forward);
            position.Freeze(); 

            return position; 
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the bounding box of the content bordering this TextPointer
        /// in a specified direction.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction of content.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// TextElement edges are not considered content for the purposes of
        /// this method.  If the TextPointer is positioned before a TextElement 
        /// edge, the return value will be the bounding box of the next
        /// non-TextElement content.
        /// If there is no content in the specified direction, a zero-width
        /// Rect is returned with height matching the preceding content. 
        /// 
        public Rect GetCharacterRect(LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            this.ValidateLayout(); 

            if (!this.HasValidLayout) 
            { 
                return Rect.Empty;
            } 

            return TextPointerBase.GetCharacterRect(this, direction);
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Inserts text at this TextPointer's position. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Text to insert. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The LogicalDirection property specifies whether this TextPointer
        /// will be positioned before or after the new text. 
        /// 
        public void InsertTextInRun(string textData) 
        { 
            if (textData == null)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textData");
            }

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            TextPointer insertPosition; 

            if (TextSchema.IsInTextContent(this)) 
            {
                insertPosition = this;
            }
            else 
            {
                insertPosition = TextRangeEditTables.EnsureInsertionPosition(this); 
            } 

            _tree.BeginChange(); 
            try
            {
                _tree.InsertTextInternal(insertPosition, textData);
            } 
            finally
            { 
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }
        } 

        /// 
        /// Deletes text in Run at this TextPointer's position
        ///  
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Number of characters to delete. 
        /// Positive count deletes text following this TextPointer in Run.
        /// Negative count deletes text preceding this TextPointer in Run. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Returns the actual count of deleted chars.
        /// The actual count may be less than requested in cases 
        /// when original requested count exceeds text run length in given direction.
        ///  
        public int DeleteTextInRun(int count) 
        {
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            // TextSchema Validation
            if (!TextSchema.IsInTextContent(this)) 
            {
                return 0; 
            } 

            // Direction to delete text in run 
            LogicalDirection direction = count < 0 ? LogicalDirection.Backward : LogicalDirection.Forward;

            // Get text run length in given direction
            int maxDeleteCount = this.GetTextRunLength(direction); 

            // Truncate count if it extends past the run in given direction 
            if (count > 0 && count > maxDeleteCount) 
            {
                count = maxDeleteCount; 
            }
            else if (count < 0 && count < -maxDeleteCount)
            {
                count = -maxDeleteCount; 
            }
 
            // Get a new pointer for deletion 
            TextPointer deleteToPosition = new TextPointer(this, count);
 
            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            {
                if (count > 0) 
                {
                    _tree.DeleteContentInternal(this, deleteToPosition); 
                } 
                else if (count < 0)
                { 
                    _tree.DeleteContentInternal(deleteToPosition, this);
                }
            }
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            } 

            return count; 
        }

        /// 
        /// Inserts a TextElement at this TextPointer's position. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// ContentElement to insert. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The LogicalDirection property specifies whether this TextPointer
        /// will be positioned before or after the TextElement.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws ArgumentException is textElement is not valid
        /// according to flow schema. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws InvalidOperationException if textElement cannot be inserted 
        /// at this position because it belongs to another tree.
        /// 
        internal void InsertTextElement(TextElement textElement)
        { 
            Invariant.Assert(textElement != null);
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            ValidationHelper.ValidateChild(this, textElement, "textElement");

            if (textElement.Parent != null)
            { 
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextPointer_CannotInsertTextElementBecauseItBelongsToAnotherTree));
            } 
            textElement.RepositionWithContent(this); 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Insert a paragraph break at this position by splitting all elements upto its paragraph ancestor.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// When this position has a paragraph parent, this method returns a
        /// normalized position in the beginning of a second paragraph. 
        /// 
        /// Otherwise, if the position is not parented by a paragraph
        /// (for special insertion positions such as table row end, BlockUIContainer boundaries, etc), 
        /// this method creates a paragraph by using rules of EnsureInsertionPosition()
        /// and returns a normalized position at the start of the paragraph created.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws InvalidOperationException when this position has a non-splittable ancestor such as Hyperlink,
        /// since we cannot successfully split upto the parent paragraph in this case. 
        ///  
        public TextPointer InsertParagraphBreak()
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            Type containerType = this.TextContainer.Parent.GetType(); 
            if (!TextSchema.IsValidChildOfContainer(containerType, typeof(Paragraph)))
            { 
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextSchema_IllegalElement, "Paragraph", containerType)); 
            }
 
            Inline ancestor = this.GetNonMergeableInlineAncestor();

            if (ancestor != null)
            { 
                // Cannot split a hyperlink element!
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextSchema_CannotSplitElement, ancestor.GetType().Name)); 
            } 

            TextPointer position; 

            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            { 
                position = TextRangeEdit.InsertParagraphBreak(this, /*moveIntoSecondParagraph:*/true);
            } 
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }

            return position;
        } 

        ///  
        /// Insert a line break at this position. 
        /// If the position is parented by a Run, the Run element is split at this position and then a line break inserted.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// TextPointer positioned immediately after the closing tag of
        /// a  element inserted by this method.
        ///  
        public TextPointer InsertLineBreak()
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            TextPointer position;

            _tree.BeginChange();
            try 
            {
                position = TextRangeEdit.InsertLineBreak(this); 
            } 
            finally
            { 
                _tree.EndChange();
            }

            return position; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Debug only ToString override.
        ///  
        public override string ToString()
        {
#if DEBUG
            return "TextPointer Id=" + _debugId + " NodeId=" + _node.DebugId + " Edge=" + this.Edge; 
#else
            return base.ToString(); 
#endif // DEBUG 
        }
 
        #endregion Public Methods

        //------------------------------------------------------
        // 
        //  Public Properties
        // 
        //------------------------------------------------------ 

        #region Public Properties 

        /// 
        /// Returns true if layout is calculated at the current position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Methods that depend on layout -- GetLineStartPosition, 
        /// GetCharacterRect, and IsAtLineStartPosition -- will attempt 
        /// to re-calculate a dirty layout when called.  Recalculating
        /// layout can be extremely expensive, however, and this method 
        /// lets the caller detect when layout is dirty.
        /// 
        // Internal methods that depend on this property:
        //  - MoveToNextCaretPosition 
        //  - MoveToBackspaceCaretPosition
        public bool HasValidLayout 
        { 
            get
            { 
                return _tree.TextView == null ? false : _tree.TextView.IsValid && _tree.TextView.Contains(this);
            }
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Specifies whether the TextPointer is associated with preceding or 
        /// following content. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If new content is insert at the TextPointer's current position, it
        /// will move to the edge of the new content that also borders its
        /// original associated content.
        ///  
        public LogicalDirection LogicalDirection
        { 
            get 
            {
                return GetGravityInternal(); 
            }
        }

        ///  
        /// Returns the logical parent scoping this TextPointer.
        ///  
        public DependencyObject Parent 
        {
            get 
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
                return GetLogicalTreeNode();
            } 
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns true if this TextPointer is positioned at an insertion
        /// position.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// An "insertion position" is a position where where the containing document
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not 
        /// insertion positions include spaces between Paragraphs, or between 
        /// Unicode surrogate pairs.
        ///  
        public bool IsAtInsertionPosition
        {
            get
            { 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
                return TextPointerBase.IsAtInsertionPosition(this);
            } 
        }

        /// 
        /// Returns true if this TextPointer is positioned at the start of a 
        /// line.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's HasValidLayout
        /// property is set false.  Without a calculated layout it is not possible 
        /// to determine where the current line starts or ends.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly 
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection 
        /// will never have a true IsAtLineStartPosition unless it is positioned at the 
        /// head of a document.
        /// This property is always false when HasValidLayout is false. 
        /// 
        public bool IsAtLineStartPosition
        {
            get 
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                this.ValidateLayout(); 

                if (!this.HasValidLayout)
                {
                    return false; 
                }
 
                TextSegment lineRange = _tree.TextView.GetLineRange(this); 

                // Null lineRange if no layout is available. 
                if (!lineRange.IsNull)
                {
                    TextPointer position = new TextPointer(this);
                    TextPointerContext backwardContext = position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward); 

                    // Skip past any formatting. 
                    while ((backwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementStart || backwardContext == TextPointerContext.ElementEnd) && 
                        TextSchema.IsFormattingType(position.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection.Backward).GetType()))
                    { 
                        position.MoveToNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                        backwardContext = position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    }
 
                    if (position.CompareTo((TextPointer)lineRange.Start) <= 0)
                    { 
                        return true; 
                    }
                } 

                return false;
            }
        } 

        ///  
        /// Returns the paragraph scoping this textpointer 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// When TextPointer is at insertion position it usually
        /// have non-null paragraph. The only exception is when
        /// it is positioned at the end of TableRow, where
        /// there is no scoping paragraph. 
        /// When TextPointer is positioned outside of a paragraph,
        /// the property returns null. 
        ///  
        public Paragraph Paragraph
        { 
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                return this.ParentBlock as Paragraph; 
            } 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Returns the paragraph-like parent of the pointer
        /// 
        ///  
        /// If we would have a common base class for Paragraph and BlockUIContainer,
        /// we would return it here. 
        ///  
        internal Block ParagraphOrBlockUIContainer
        { 
            //
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
                Block parentBlock = this.ParentBlock; 
                return (parentBlock is Paragraph) || (parentBlock is BlockUIContainer) ? parentBlock : null;
            } 
        }

        /// 
        /// The start position of the document's content 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// This property may be useful as a base for persistent 
        /// position indexing - for calculating offsets
        /// to all other pointers. 
        /// The  property for this
        /// position is not a TextElement - it is a text container,
        /// which can be one of , ,
        /// . 
        /// 
        public TextPointer DocumentStart 
        { 
            get
            { 
                return TextContainer.Start;
            }
        }
 
        /// 
        /// The end position of the document's content. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The  property for this 
        /// position is not a TextElement - it is a text container,
        /// which can be one of , ,
        /// .
        ///  
        public TextPointer DocumentEnd
        { 
            get 
            {
                return TextContainer.End; 
            }
        }

        #endregion Public Properties 

        //----------------------------------------------------- 
        // 
        //  Internal Methods
        // 
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Internal Methods
 
        // Returns this TextPointer's topmost Inline ancestor, which is not a mergeable (or splittable) Inline element. (e.g. Hyperlink)
        internal Inline GetNonMergeableInlineAncestor() 
        { 
            Inline ancestor = this.Parent as Inline;
 
            while (ancestor != null && TextSchema.IsMergeableInline(ancestor.GetType()))
            {
                ancestor = ancestor.Parent as Inline;
            } 

            return ancestor; 
        } 

        // Returns this TextPointer's closest ListItem ancestor. 
        internal ListItem GetListAncestor()
        {
            TextElement ancestor = this.Parent as TextElement;
 
            while (ancestor != null && !(ancestor is ListItem))
            { 
                ancestor = ancestor.Parent as TextElement; 
            }
 
            return ancestor as ListItem;
        }

        internal static int GetTextInRun(TextContainer textContainer, int symbolOffset, TextTreeTextNode textNode, int nodeOffset, LogicalDirection direction, char[] textBuffer, int startIndex, int count) 
        {
            int skipCount; 
            int finalCount; 

            if (textBuffer == null) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("textBuffer");
            }
            if (startIndex < 0) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.NegativeValue, "startIndex")); 
            } 
            if (startIndex > textBuffer.Length)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.StartIndexExceedsBufferSize, startIndex, textBuffer.Length));
            }
            if (count < 0)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.NegativeValue, "count"));
            } 
            if (count > textBuffer.Length - startIndex) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.MaxLengthExceedsBufferSize, count, textBuffer.Length, startIndex)); 
            }
            Invariant.Assert(textNode != null, "textNode is expected to be non-null");

            textContainer.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            if (nodeOffset < 0) 
            { 
                skipCount = 0;
            } 
            else
            {
                skipCount = (direction == LogicalDirection.Backward) ? nodeOffset : textNode.SymbolCount - nodeOffset;
                symbolOffset += nodeOffset; 
            }
            finalCount = 0; 
 
            // Loop and combine adjacent text nodes into a single run.
            // This isn't just a perf optimization.  Because text positions 
            // split text nodes, if we just returned a single node's text
            // callers would see strange side effects where position.GetTextLength() !=
            // position.GetText() if another position is moved between the calls.
            while (textNode != null) 
            {
                // Never return more textBuffer than the text following this position in the current text node. 
                finalCount += Math.Min(count - finalCount, textNode.SymbolCount - skipCount); 
                skipCount = 0;
                if (finalCount == count) 
                    break;
                textNode = ((direction == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? textNode.GetNextNode() : textNode.GetPreviousNode()) as TextTreeTextNode;
            }
 
            // If we're reading backwards, need to fixup symbolOffset to point into the node.
            if (direction == LogicalDirection.Backward) 
            { 
                symbolOffset -= finalCount;
            } 

            if (finalCount > 0) // We may not have allocated textContainer.RootTextBlock if no text was ever inserted.
            {
                TextTreeText.ReadText(textContainer.RootTextBlock, symbolOffset, finalCount, textBuffer, startIndex); 
            }
 
            return finalCount; 
        }
 
        internal static DependencyObject GetAdjacentElement(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            TextTreeNode adjacentNode;
            DependencyObject element; 

            adjacentNode = GetAdjacentNode(node, edge, direction); 
 
            if (adjacentNode is TextTreeObjectNode)
            { 
                element = ((TextTreeObjectNode)adjacentNode).EmbeddedElement;
            }
            else if (adjacentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
            { 
                element = ((TextTreeTextElementNode)adjacentNode).TextElement;
            } 
            else 
            {
                // We're adjacent to a text node, or have no sibling in the specified direction. 
                element = null;
            }

            return element; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Moves this TextPointer to another TextPointer's position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Position to move to.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an ArgumentException if textPosition is not
        /// positioned within the same document. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen 
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        internal void MoveToPosition(TextPointer textPosition)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, textPosition);
 
            VerifyNotFrozen(); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            textPosition.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            MoveToNode(_tree, textPosition.Node, textPosition.Edge);
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer to a new position by a specified symbol 
        /// count.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Number of symbols to advance.  offset may be negative, in which 
        /// case the TextPointer is moved backwards.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned. 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// This method, like all other TextPointer methods, defines a symbol
        /// as a 
        /// - 16 bit Unicode character.
        /// - TextElement start or end edge. 
        /// - UIElement. 
        /// - ContentElement other than TextElement.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// The number of symbols actually advanced.  The absolute value of the
        /// count returned may be less than requested if the end of document is
        /// encountered while advancing. 
        /// 
        internal int MoveByOffset(int offset) 
        { 
            SplayTreeNode node;
            ElementEdge edge; 
            int symbolOffset;
            int currentOffset;

            VerifyNotFrozen(); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            if (offset != 0)
            {
                currentOffset = GetSymbolOffset();
                symbolOffset = unchecked(currentOffset + offset); 

                if (symbolOffset < 1) 
                { 
                    if (offset > 0)
                    { 
                        // Rolled past Int32.MaxValue.  Go to end of doc.
                        symbolOffset = _tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1;
                        offset = symbolOffset - currentOffset;
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        // Underflow.  Go to start of doc. 
                        offset += (1 - symbolOffset);
                        symbolOffset = 1; 
                    }
                }
                else if (symbolOffset > _tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1)
                { 
                    // Overflow.  Go to end of doc.
                    // NB: there's no symmetric check here for rolling under with distance=Int32.MinValue. 
                    // Since GetSymbolOffset is always positive, we can't roll-around with a min value. 
                    offset -= (symbolOffset - (_tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1));
                    symbolOffset = _tree.InternalSymbolCount - 1; 
                }

                _tree.GetNodeAndEdgeAtOffset(symbolOffset, out node, out edge);
                MoveToNode(_tree, (TextTreeNode)node, edge); 
            }
 
            return offset; 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer to the next symbol in a specified
        /// direction, or past all following Unicode characters if the
        /// bordering content is Unicode text. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to move. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// true if the TextPointer is repositioned, false if the TextPointer
        /// borders the start or end of the document. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// If the following symbol is of type EmbeddedElement, ElementStart, 
        /// or ElementEnd (as returned by the GetPointerContext method), then
        /// the TextPointer is advanced by exactly one symbol.
        ///
        /// If the following symbol is of type Text, then the TextPointer is 
        /// advanced until it passes all following text (ie, until it reaches
        /// a position with a different return value for GetPointerContext). 
        /// The exact symbol count crossed can be calculated in advance by 
        /// calling GetTextLength.
        /// 
        /// If there is no following symbol (start or end of the document),
        /// then the method does nothing and returns false.
        /// 
        internal bool MoveToNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            TextTreeNode node; 
            ElementEdge edge; 
            bool moved;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            if (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward)
            { 
                moved = GetNextNodeAndEdge(out node, out edge);
            }
            else
            { 
                moved = GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(out node, out edge);
            } 
 
            if (moved)
            { 
                SetNodeAndEdge(AdjustRefCounts(node, edge, _node, this.Edge), edge);
                DebugAssertGeneration();
            }
 
            AssertState();
 
            return moved; 
        }
 

        /// 
        /// Moves this TextPointer to the closest insertion position in a
        /// specified direction. If the pointer is already at insertion point 
        /// but there is a non-empty sequence formatting in the given direction,
        /// then the position moves to the other instance of this insertion 
        /// position. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen 
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// An "insertion position" is a position where new content may be added
        /// without breaking any semantic rules of the containing document. 
        ///
        /// In practice, an insertion position is anywhere the containing document
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not
        /// insertion positions include spaces between Paragraphs, or between 
        /// Unicode surrogate pairs.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// True if the TextPointer is repositioned, false otherwise.
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
            VerifyNotFrozen(); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            return TextPointerBase.MoveToInsertionPosition(this, direction); 
        }

        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer in the direction indicated to the following 
        /// insertion position.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// Direction to move.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// An "insertion position" is a position where new content may be added 
        /// without breaking any semantic rules of the containing document. 
        ///
        /// In practice, an insertion position is anywhere the containing document 
        /// would normally place the caret.  Examples of positions that are not
        /// insertion positions include spaces between Paragraphs, or between
        /// Unicode surrogate pairs.
        /// 
        /// If the TextPointer is not currently at an insertion position, this
        /// method will move the TextPointer to the next insertion position in 
        /// the indicated direction, just like the MoveToInsertionPosition 
        /// method.
        /// 
        /// If the TextPointer is currently at an insertion position, this
        /// method will move the TextPointer to following insertion position,
        /// if the end of document is not encountered.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// True if the TextPointer is repositioned, false otherwise. 
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            return TextPointerBase.MoveToNextInsertionPosition(this, direction); 
        }
 
        /// 
        /// Advances this TextPointer to the start of a neighboring line.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Offset of the destination line.  Negative values specify preceding
        /// lines, zero specifies the current line, positive values specify 
        /// following lines. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's IsFrozen
        /// property is set true.  Frozen TextPointers may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The offset of the line moved to.  This value may be less than
        /// requested if the beginning or end of document is encountered. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// If this TextPointer is at an otherwise ambiguous position, exactly 
        /// between two lines, the LogicalDirection property is used to determine
        /// current position.  So a TextPointer with backward LogicalDirection
        /// is considered to be at the end of line, and calling MoveToLineBoundary(0)
        /// would reposition it at the start of the preceding line.  Making the 
        /// same call with forward LogicalDirection would leave the TextPointer
        /// positioned where it started -- at the start of the following line. 
        ///  
        internal int MoveToLineBoundary(int count)
        { 
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            if (!this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                return 0; 
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            return TextPointerBase.MoveToLineBoundary(this, _tree.TextView, count); 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Inserts a UIElement at this TextPointer's position.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// UIElement to insert.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The LogicalDirection property specifies whether this TextPointer
        /// will be positioned before or after the UIElement. 
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws ArgumentException is contentElement is not valid 
        /// according to flow schema.
        /// 
        internal void InsertUIElement(UIElement uiElement)
        { 
            if (uiElement == null)
            { 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("uiElement"); 
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            ValidationHelper.ValidateChild(this, uiElement, "uiElement"); 

            if (!((TextElement)this.Parent).IsEmpty) // the parent may be InlineUIContainer or BlockUIContainer 
            { 
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextSchema_UIElementNotAllowedInThisPosition));
            } 

            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            { 
                _tree.InsertEmbeddedObjectInternal(this, uiElement);
            } 
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }
        }

        // 
        internal TextElement GetAdjacentElementFromOuterPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode; 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            elementNode = GetAdjacentTextElementNodeSibling(direction);
            return (elementNode == null) ? null : elementNode.TextElement; 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// Sets the logical direction of this textpointer.
        ///  
        /// 
        /// Throws an InvalidOperationException if this TextPointer's Freeze() method has been called.
        /// 
        ///  
        internal void SetLogicalDirection(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode newNode; 
            ElementEdge edge;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");

            VerifyNotFrozen();
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            if (GetGravityInternal() != direction) 
            {
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                newNode = _node;

                // We need to shift nodes to match the new gravity. 
                switch (this.Edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                        newNode = _node.GetPreviousNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to the previous sibling.
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        { 
                            // Move to parent inner edge. 
                            newNode = _node.GetContainingNode();
                            Invariant.Assert(newNode != null, "Bad tree state: newNode must be non-null (BeforeStart)"); 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        }
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                        newNode = _node.GetFirstContainedNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to first child. 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart;
                        }
                        else
                        { 
                            // Move to opposite edge.
                            newNode = _node; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                        }
 
                        break;

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        newNode = _node.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to last child. 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to opposite edge.
                            newNode = _node; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        } 
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        newNode = _node.GetNextNode();
                        if (newNode != null)
                        {
                            // Move to the next sibling. 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart;
                        } 
                        else 
                        {
                            // Move to parent inner edge. 
                            newNode = _node.GetContainingNode();
                            Invariant.Assert(newNode != null, "Bad tree state: newNode must be non-null (AfterEnd)");
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    default: 
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Bad ElementEdge value");
                        edge = this.Edge; 
                        break;
                }

                SetNodeAndEdge(AdjustRefCounts((TextTreeNode)newNode, edge, _node, this.Edge), edge); 
                Invariant.Assert(GetGravityInternal() == direction, "Inconsistent position gravity");
            } 
        } 

        ///  
        /// True if the Freeze method has been called, in which case
        /// this TextPointer is immutable and may not be repositioned.
        /// 
        ///  
        /// By default, TextPointers are mutable -- they may be
        /// repositioned with calls to methods like MoveByOffset, and 
        /// LogicalDirection may be changed freely.  After Freeze is 
        /// called, a TextPointer is locked down -- any attempt to set
        /// LogicalDirection or call repositioning methods will raise an 
        /// InvalidOperationException.
        /// 
        internal bool IsFrozen
        { 
            get
            { 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

                return (_flags & (uint)Flags.IsFrozen) == (uint)Flags.IsFrozen; 
            }
        }

        ///  
        /// Makes this TextPointer immutable.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// By default, TextPointers are mutable -- they may be
        /// repositioned with calls to methods like MoveByOffset, and 
        /// LogicalDirection may be changed freely.  After this method is
        /// called, a TextPointer is locked down -- any attempt to set
        /// LogicalDirection or call repositioning methods will raise an
        /// InvalidOperationException. 
        ///
        /// The IsFrozen property will return true after this method is called. 
        /// 
        /// Calling Freeze multiple times has no additional effect.
        ///  
        internal void Freeze()
        {
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SetIsFrozen();
        } 
 
        /// 
        /// Returns an immutable TextPointer instance positioned equally to 
        /// this one, with a specified LogicalDirection.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// LogicalDirection of the returned TextPointer. 
        /// 
        ///  
        /// The TextPointer returned will always have its IsFrozen property set 
        /// true.
        /// 
        /// The return value will be a new TextPointer instance unless this
        /// TextPointer is already frozen with a matching LogicalDirection, in
        /// which case this TextPointer will be returned.
        ///  
        internal TextPointer GetFrozenPointer(LogicalDirection logicalDirection)
        { 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(logicalDirection, "logicalDirection"); 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            return (TextPointer)TextPointerBase.GetFrozenPointer(this, logicalDirection);
        }
 
        void ITextPointer.SetLogicalDirection(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            SetLogicalDirection(direction); 
        }
 
        int ITextPointer.CompareTo(ITextPointer position)
        {
            return CompareTo((TextPointer)position);
        } 

        int ITextPointer.CompareTo(StaticTextPointer position) 
        { 
            int offsetThis;
            int offsetPosition; 
            int result;

            offsetThis = this.Offset + 1;
            offsetPosition = TextContainer.GetInternalOffset(position); 

            if (offsetThis < offsetPosition) 
            { 
                result = -1;
            } 
            else if (offsetThis > offsetPosition)
            {
                result = +1;
            } 
            else
            { 
                result = 0; 
            }
 
            return result;
        }

        int ITextPointer.GetOffsetToPosition(ITextPointer position) 
        {
            return GetOffsetToPosition((TextPointer)position); 
        } 

        TextPointerContext ITextPointer.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return GetPointerContext(direction);
        }
 
        int ITextPointer.GetTextRunLength(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetTextRunLength(direction); 
        }
 
        // 
        string ITextPointer.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return TextPointerBase.GetTextInRun(this, direction); 
        }
 
        int ITextPointer.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection direction, char[] textBuffer, int startIndex, int count) 
        {
            return GetTextInRun(direction, textBuffer, startIndex, count); 
        }

        object ITextPointer.GetAdjacentElement(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetAdjacentElement(direction);
        } 
 
        Type ITextPointer.GetElementType(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            DependencyObject element;

            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            element = GetElement(direction); 

            return element != null ? element.GetType() : null;
        }
 
        bool ITextPointer.HasEqualScope(ITextPointer position)
        { 
            TextTreeNode parent1; 
            TextTreeNode parent2;
            TextPointer textPointer; 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();

            ValidationHelper.VerifyPosition(_tree, position); 

            textPointer = (TextPointer)position; 
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
            textPointer.SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            parent1 = GetScopingNode();
            parent2 = textPointer.GetScopingNode();
 
            return (parent1 == parent2);
        } 
 
        // Candidate for replacing MoveToNextContextPosition for immutable TextPointer model
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            if (pointer.MoveToNextContextPosition(direction))
            { 
                pointer.Freeze();
            } 
            else 
            {
                pointer = null; 
            }
            return pointer;
        }
 
        // Candidate for replacing MoveToInsertionPosition for immutable TextPointer model
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            pointer.MoveToInsertionPosition(direction); 
            pointer.Freeze();
            return pointer;
        }
 
        // Returns the closest insertion position, treating all unicode code points
        // as valid insertion positions.  A useful performance win over 
        // GetNextInsertionPosition when only formatting scopes are important. 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetFormatNormalizedPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            TextPointerBase.MoveToFormatNormalizedPosition(pointer, direction);
            pointer.Freeze();
            return pointer; 
        }
 
        // Candidate for replacing MoveToNextInsertionPosition for immutable TextPointer model 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            ITextPointer pointer = ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer();
            if (pointer.MoveToNextInsertionPosition(direction))
            {
                pointer.Freeze(); 
            }
            else 
            { 
                pointer = null;
            } 
            return pointer;
        }

        object ITextPointer.GetValue(DependencyProperty formattingProperty) 
        {
            DependencyObject parent; 
            object val; 

            if (formattingProperty == null) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("formattingProperty");
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            parent = GetDependencyParent(); 

            if (parent == null)
            {
                val = DependencyProperty.UnsetValue; 
            }
            else 
            { 
                val = parent.GetValue(formattingProperty);
            } 

            return val;
        }
 
        object ITextPointer.ReadLocalValue(DependencyProperty formattingProperty)
        { 
            TextElement element; 

            if (formattingProperty == null) 
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("formattingProperty");
            }
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

            element = this.Parent as TextElement; 
            if (element == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.NoScopingElement, "This TextPointer"));
            } 

            return element.ReadLocalValue(formattingProperty); 
        } 

        LocalValueEnumerator ITextPointer.GetLocalValueEnumerator() 
        {
            DependencyObject element;

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            element = this.Parent as TextElement;
            if (element == null) 
            {
                //
                return (new DependencyObject()).GetLocalValueEnumerator();
            } 

            return element.GetLocalValueEnumerator(); 
        } 

        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer() 
        {
            return ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer(0, this.LogicalDirection);
        }
 
        StaticTextPointer ITextPointer.CreateStaticPointer()
        { 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            return new StaticTextPointer(_tree, _node, _node.GetOffsetFromEdge(this.Edge));
        }

        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer(int offset) 
        {
            return ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer(offset, this.LogicalDirection); 
        } 

        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer(LogicalDirection gravity) 
        {
            return ((ITextPointer)this).CreatePointer(0, gravity);
        }
 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.CreatePointer(int offset, LogicalDirection gravity)
        { 
            return new TextPointer(this, offset, gravity); 
        }
 
        // 
        void ITextPointer.Freeze()
        {
            Freeze(); 
        }
 
        ITextPointer ITextPointer.GetFrozenPointer(LogicalDirection logicalDirection) 
        {
            return GetFrozenPointer(logicalDirection); 
        }

        // Worker for Min, accepts any ITextPointer.
        bool ITextPointer.MoveToNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return MoveToNextContextPosition(direction); 
        } 

        int ITextPointer.MoveByOffset(int offset) 
        {
            return MoveByOffset(offset);
        }
 
        void ITextPointer.MoveToPosition(ITextPointer position)
        { 
            MoveToPosition((TextPointer)position); 
        }
 
        void ITextPointer.MoveToElementEdge(ElementEdge edge)
        {
            MoveToElementEdge(edge);
        } 

        internal void MoveToElementEdge(ElementEdge edge) 
        { 
            TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyElementEdge(edge, "edge");
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 

            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            elementNode = GetScopingNode() as TextTreeTextElementNode;
            if (elementNode == null) 
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.NoScopingElement, "This TextNavigator"));
            }
 
            MoveToNode(_tree, elementNode, edge);
        } 
 
        // 
        int ITextPointer.MoveToLineBoundary(int count) 
        {
            return MoveToLineBoundary(count);
        }
 
        // 
        Rect ITextPointer.GetCharacterRect(LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            return GetCharacterRect(direction);
        } 

        bool ITextPointer.MoveToInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return MoveToInsertionPosition(direction); 
        }
 
        bool ITextPointer.MoveToNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return MoveToNextInsertionPosition(direction); 
        }

        // The caret methods are debug only until we actually start to use them.
        // 
#if DEBUG
        ///  
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToCaretPosition(LogicalDirection contentDirection)
        { 
            TextPointer position;
            LogicalDirection oppositeDirection;
            bool moved;
 
            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(contentDirection, "contentDirection");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            VerifyNotFrozen();

            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            if (!this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                return false; 
            }
 
            moved = false;

            if (!_tree.TextView.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary(this))
            { 
                oppositeDirection = (contentDirection == LogicalDirection.Forward) ? LogicalDirection.Backward : LogicalDirection.Forward;
                position = (TextPointer)_tree.TextView.GetNextCaretUnitPosition(this, oppositeDirection); 
                MoveToPosition(position); 
                moved = true;
            } 

            return moved;
        }
 
        /// 
        ///  
        internal bool MoveToNextCaretPosition(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            TextPointer position; 
            bool moved;

            ValidationHelper.VerifyDirection(direction, "direction");
 
            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
            SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
            VerifyNotFrozen();
 
            this.ValidateLayout();

            if (!this.HasValidLayout)
            { 
                return false;
            } 
 
            position = (TextPointer)_tree.TextView.GetNextCaretUnitPosition(this, direction);
            moved = false; 

            if (this.CompareTo(position)  != 0)
            {
                MoveToPosition(position); 
                moved = true;
            } 
 
            return moved;
        } 

        /// 
        /// 
        internal bool MoveToBackspaceCaretPosition() 
        {
            TextPointer position; 
            bool moved; 

            _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
            SyncToTreeGeneration();

            VerifyNotFrozen();
 
            this.ValidateLayout();
 
            if (!this.HasValidLayout) 
            {
                return false; 
            }

            position = (TextPointer)_tree.TextView.GetBackspaceCaretUnitPosition(this);
            moved = false; 

            if (this.CompareTo(position) != 0) 
            { 
                MoveToPosition(position);
                moved = true; 
            }

            return moved;
        } 
#endif
 
        void ITextPointer.InsertTextInRun(string textData) 
        {
            this.InsertTextInRun(textData); 
        }

        //
 

 
 
        void ITextPointer.DeleteContentToPosition(ITextPointer limit)
        { 
            _tree.BeginChange();
            try
            {
                // DeleteContent is clever enough to handle the this > limit case. 
                TextRangeEditTables.DeleteContent(this, (TextPointer)limit);
            } 
            finally 
            {
                _tree.EndChange(); 
            }
        }

        ///  
        bool ITextPointer.ValidateLayout()
        { 
            return this.ValidateLayout(); 
        }
 
        /// 
        internal bool ValidateLayout()
        {
            return TextPointerBase.ValidateLayout(this, _tree.TextView); 
        }
 
        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering 
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists.
        internal TextTreeTextNode GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(direction) as TextTreeTextNode;
        }
 
        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal static TextTreeTextNode GetAdjacentTextNodeSibling(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction) 
        {
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(node, edge, direction) as TextTreeTextNode; 
        }

        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal TextTreeTextElementNode GetAdjacentTextElementNodeSibling(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(direction) as TextTreeTextElementNode; 
        }
 
        // Returns the TextTreeTextNode in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists.
        internal TextTreeTextElementNode GetAdjacentTextElementNode(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            return GetAdjacentNode(direction) as TextTreeTextElementNode;
        } 
 
        // Returns the sibling node (ie, node in the same scope) in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal TextTreeNode GetAdjacentSiblingNode(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration();
 
            return GetAdjacentSiblingNode(_node, this.Edge, direction);
        } 
 
        internal static TextTreeNode GetAdjacentSiblingNode(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode sibling;

            if (direction == LogicalDirection.Forward)
            { 
                switch (edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                        sibling = node;
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                        sibling = node.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd: 
                    default: 
                        sibling = null;
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd:
                        sibling = node.GetNextNode();
                        break; 
                }
            } 
            else // direction == LogicalDirection.Backward 
            {
                switch (edge) 
                {
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                        sibling = node.GetPreviousNode();
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    default: 
                        sibling = null;
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        sibling = node.GetLastContainedNode();
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        sibling = node; 
                        break;
                } 
            }

            return (TextTreeNode)sibling;
        } 

        // Returns the symbol offset within the TextContainer of this Position. 
        internal int GetSymbolOffset() 
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            return GetSymbolOffset(_tree, _node, this.Edge);
        }
 
        // Returns the symbol offset within the TextContainer of this Position.
        internal static int GetSymbolOffset(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge) 
        { 
            int offset;
 
            switch (edge)
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation); 
                    break;
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation) + 1;
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation) + node.SymbolCount - 1;
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                    offset = node.GetSymbolOffset(tree.Generation) + node.SymbolCount; 
                    break;
 
                default:
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown value for position edge");
                    offset = 0;
                    break; 
            }
 
            return offset; 
        }
 
        // Returns the Logical Tree Node scoping this position.
        internal DependencyObject GetLogicalTreeNode()
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            return GetScopingNode().GetLogicalTreeNode(); 
        } 

        // Updates the position state if the node referenced by this position has 
        // been removed from the TextContainer.  This method must be called before
        // referencing the position's state when a public entry point is called.
        internal void SyncToTreeGeneration()
        { 
            SplayTreeNode node;
            SplayTreeNode searchNode; 
            SplayTreeNode parentNode; 
            SplayTreeNode splayNode;
            ElementEdge edge; 
            TextTreeFixupNode fixup = null;

            // If the tree hasn't had any deletions since the last time we
            // checked there's no work to do. 
            if (_generation == _tree.PositionGeneration)
                return; 
 
            // Invalidate the caret unit boundary cache -- the surrounding
            // content may have changed. 
            this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false;

            node = _node;
            edge = this.Edge; 

            // If we can find a fixup node in the ancestor chain, this position 
            // needs to be updated. 
            //
            // It's possible to have cascading deletes -- some content was 
            // deleted, then the nodes pointed to by a fixup node were themselves
            // deleted, and so forth.  So we have to keep checking all the
            // way up to the root.
 
            while (true)
            { 
                searchNode = node; 
                splayNode = node;
 
                while (true)
                {
                    parentNode = searchNode.ParentNode;
                    if (parentNode == null) // The root node is always valid. 
                        break;
 
                    fixup = parentNode as TextTreeFixupNode; 
                    if (fixup != null)
                        break; 

                    if (searchNode.Role == SplayTreeNodeRole.LocalRoot)
                    {
                        splayNode.Splay(); 
                        splayNode = parentNode;
                    } 
                    searchNode = parentNode; 
                }
 
                if (parentNode == null)
                    break; // Checked all the way to the root, position is valid.

                // If we make it here we've found a fixup node.  Our gravity 
                // tells us which direction to follow it.
                if (GetGravityInternal() == LogicalDirection.Forward) 
                { 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart && fixup.FirstContainedNode != null)
                    { 
                        // We get here if and only if a single TextElementNode was removed.
                        // Because only a single element was removed, we don't have to worry
                        // about whether the position was originally in some contained content.
                        // It originally pointed to the extracted node, so we can always 
                        // move to contained content.
                        node = fixup.FirstContainedNode; 
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart, "edge BeforeStart is expected"); 
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        node = fixup.NextNode;
                        edge = fixup.NextEdge;
                    } 
                }
                else 
                { 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd && fixup.LastContainedNode != null)
                    { 
                        // We get here if and only if a single TextElementNode was removed.
                        // Because only a single element was removed, we don't have to worry
                        // about whether the position was originally in some contained content.
                        // It originally pointed to the extracted node, so we can always 
                        // move to contained content.
                        node = fixup.LastContainedNode; 
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd, "edge AfterEnd is expected"); 
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        node = fixup.PreviousNode;
                        edge = fixup.PreviousEdge;
                    } 
                }
            } 
 
            // Note we intentionally don't call AdjustRefCounts here.
            // We already incremented ref counts when the old target 
            // node was deleted.
            SetNodeAndEdge((TextTreeNode)node, edge);

            // Update the position generation, so we don't do this work again 
            // until the tree changes.
            _generation = _tree.PositionGeneration; 
 
            AssertState();
        } 

        // Returns the logical parent node of a text position.
        internal TextTreeNode GetScopingNode()
        { 
            return GetScopingNode(_node, this.Edge);
        } 
 
        internal static TextTreeNode GetScopingNode(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            TextTreeNode scopingNode;

            switch (edge)
            { 
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                    scopingNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetContainingNode(); 
                    break;
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                default:
                    scopingNode = node; 
                    break;
            } 
 
            return scopingNode;
        } 

        // Debug only -- asserts this TextPointer is synchronized to the current tree generation.
        internal void DebugAssertGeneration()
        { 
            Invariant.Assert(_generation == _tree.PositionGeneration, "TextPointer not synchronized to tree generation!");
        } 
 
        internal bool GetNextNodeAndEdge(out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            DebugAssertGeneration();

            return GetNextNodeAndEdge(_node, this.Edge, _tree.PlainTextOnly, out node, out edge);
        } 

        // Finds the next run, returned as a node/edge pair. 
        // Returns false if there is no following run, in which case node/edge will match the input position. 
        // The returned node/edge pair respects the input position's gravity.
        internal static bool GetNextNodeAndEdge(TextTreeNode sourceNode, ElementEdge sourceEdge, bool plainTextOnly, out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            SplayTreeNode currentNode;
            SplayTreeNode newNode;
            SplayTreeNode nextNode; 
            SplayTreeNode containingNode;
            bool startedAdjacentToTextNode; 
            bool endedAdjacentToTextNode; 

            node = sourceNode; 
            edge = sourceEdge;

            newNode = node;
            currentNode = node; 

            // If we started next to a TextTreeTextNode, and the next node 
            // is also a TextTreeTextNode, then skip past the second node 
            // as well -- multiple text nodes count as a single Move run.
            do 
            {
                startedAdjacentToTextNode = false;
                endedAdjacentToTextNode = false;
 
                switch (edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                        newNode = currentNode.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge/first child.
                        }
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge. 
                            newNode = currentNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to next node.
                            startedAdjacentToTextNode = currentNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                            goto case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to first child/second child or first child/first child child
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
                            { 
                                edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                            } 
                            else
                            {
                                startedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode;
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode.GetNextNode() is TextTreeTextNode; 
                                edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                            } 
                        } 
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node.
                            newNode = currentNode;
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else
                        { 
                            Invariant.Assert(currentNode is TextTreeRootNode, "currentNode is expected to be TextTreeRootNode"); 
                            // This is the root node, leave newNode null.
                        } 
                        break;

                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetNextNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node; 
                            endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode;
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge of parent. 
                            newNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode();
                        } 
                        break; 

                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        nextNode = currentNode.GetNextNode();
                        startedAdjacentToTextNode = nextNode is TextTreeTextNode;

                        newNode = nextNode; 
                        if (newNode != null)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node/first child; 
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                            { 
                                edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                            }
                            else
                            { 
                                // Move to next node/next next node.
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode.GetNextNode() is TextTreeTextNode; 
                            } 
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            containingNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode();

                            if (!(containingNode is TextTreeRootNode)) 
                            {
                                // Move to parent. 
                                newNode = containingNode; 
                            }
                        } 
                        break;

                    default:
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown ElementEdge value"); 
                        break;
                } 
 
                currentNode = newNode;
 
                // Multiple text nodes count as a single Move run.
                // Instead of iterating through N text nodes, exploit
                // the fact (when we can) that text nodes are only ever contained in
                // runs with no other content.  Jump straight to the end. 
                if (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode && plainTextOnly)
                { 
                    newNode = newNode.GetContainingNode(); 
                    Invariant.Assert(newNode is TextTreeRootNode);
 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart)
                    {
                        edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        newNode = newNode.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                        Invariant.Assert(newNode != null);
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd); 
                    }

                    break;
                } 
            }
            while (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode); 
 
            if (newNode != null)
            { 
                node = (TextTreeNode)newNode;
            }

            return (newNode != null); 
        }
 
        internal bool GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            return GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(_node, this.Edge, _tree.PlainTextOnly, out node, out edge);
        }
 
        // Finds the previous run, returned as a node/edge pair.
        // Returns false if there is no preceding run, in which case node/edge will match the input position. 
        // The returned node/edge pair respects the input positon's gravity. 
        internal static bool GetPreviousNodeAndEdge(TextTreeNode sourceNode, ElementEdge sourceEdge, bool plainTextOnly, out TextTreeNode node, out ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode currentNode;
            SplayTreeNode newNode;
            SplayTreeNode containingNode;
            bool startedAdjacentToTextNode; 
            bool endedAdjacentToTextNode;
 
            node = sourceNode; 
            edge = sourceEdge;
 
            newNode = node;
            currentNode = node;

            // If we started next to a TextTreeTextNode, and the next node 
            // is also a TextTreeTextNode, then skip past the second node
            // as well -- multiple text nodes count as a single Move run. 
            do 
            {
                startedAdjacentToTextNode = false; 
                endedAdjacentToTextNode = false;

                switch (edge)
                { 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetPreviousNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to next node/last child; 
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                            {
                                // Move to previous node last child/previous node
                                edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                            }
                            else 
                            { 
                                // Move to previous previous node/previous node.
                                startedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = startedAdjacentToTextNode && newNode.GetPreviousNode() is TextTreeTextNode;
                            }
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            containingNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode(); 
 
                            if (!(containingNode is TextTreeRootNode))
                            { 
                                // Move to parent.
                                newNode = containingNode;
                            }
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                        newNode = currentNode.GetPreviousNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            endedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode;

                            // Move to previous node; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        } 
                        else 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge of parent. 
                            newNode = currentNode.GetContainingNode();
                        }
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                        newNode = currentNode.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to penultimate child/last child or inner edge of last child. 
                            if (newNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                            {
                                edge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                            } 
                            else
                            { 
                                startedAdjacentToTextNode = newNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                                endedAdjacentToTextNode = startedAdjacentToTextNode && newNode.GetPreviousNode() is TextTreeTextNode;
                                edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                            }
                        }
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode)
                        { 
                            // Move to next node.
                            newNode = currentNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            Invariant.Assert(currentNode is TextTreeRootNode, "currentNode is expected to be a TextTreeRootNode");
                            // This is the root node, leave newNode null.
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        newNode = currentNode.GetLastContainedNode();
                        if (newNode != null) 
                        {
                            // Move to inner edge/last child.
                        }
                        else if (currentNode is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
                        {
                            // Move to opposite edge. 
                            newNode = currentNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        } 
                        else
                        {
                            // Move to previous node.
                            startedAdjacentToTextNode = currentNode is TextTreeTextNode; 
                            edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                            goto case ElementEdge.AfterStart; 
                        } 
                        break;
 
                    default:
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown ElementEdge value");
                        break;
                } 

                currentNode = newNode; 
 
                // Multiple text nodes count as a single Move run.
                // Instead of iterating through N text nodes, exploit 
                // the fact (when we can) that text nodes are only ever contained in
                // runs with no other content.  Jump straight to the start.
                if (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode && plainTextOnly)
                { 
                    newNode = newNode.GetContainingNode();
                    Invariant.Assert(newNode is TextTreeRootNode); 
 
                    if (edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd)
                    { 
                        edge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                    }
                    else
                    { 
                        newNode = newNode.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        Invariant.Assert(newNode != null); 
                        Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart); 
                    }
 
                    break;
                }
            }
            while (startedAdjacentToTextNode && endedAdjacentToTextNode); 

            if (newNode != null) 
            { 
                node = (TextTreeNode)newNode;
            } 

            return (newNode != null);
        }
 
        internal static TextPointerContext GetPointerContextForward(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            TextTreeNode nextNode; 
            TextTreeNode firstContainedNode;
            TextPointerContext symbolType; 

            switch (edge)
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                    symbolType = node.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
                    break; 
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterStart:
                    if (node.ContainedNode != null) 
                    {
                        firstContainedNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetFirstContainedNode();
                        symbolType = firstContainedNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        goto case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd; 
                    }
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent.
                    Invariant.Assert(node.ParentNode != null || node is TextTreeRootNode, "Inconsistent node.ParentNode"); 
                    symbolType = (node.ParentNode != null) ? TextPointerContext.ElementEnd : TextPointerContext.None;
                    break; 
 
                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd:
                    nextNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetNextNode(); 
                    if (nextNode != null)
                    {
                        symbolType = nextNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward);
                    } 
                    else
                    { 
                        // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent. 
                        Invariant.Assert(node.GetContainingNode() != null, "Bad position!"); // Illegal to be at root AfterEnd.
                        symbolType = (node.GetContainingNode() is TextTreeRootNode) ? TextPointerContext.None : TextPointerContext.ElementEnd; 
                    }
                    break;

                default: 
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Unreachable code.");
                    symbolType = TextPointerContext.Text; 
                    break; 
            }
 
            return symbolType;
        }

        // Returns the symbol type preceding thisPosition. 
        internal static TextPointerContext GetPointerContextBackward(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            TextPointerContext symbolType; 
            TextTreeNode previousNode;
            TextTreeNode lastChildNode; 

            switch (edge)
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                    previousNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetPreviousNode();
                    if (previousNode != null) 
                    { 
                        symbolType = previousNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    } 
                    else
                    {
                        // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent.
                        Invariant.Assert(node.GetContainingNode() != null, "Bad position!"); // Illegal to be at root BeforeStart. 
                        symbolType = (node.GetContainingNode() is TextTreeRootNode) ? TextPointerContext.None : TextPointerContext.ElementStart;
                    } 
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    // The root node is special, there's no ElementStart/End, so test for null parent.
                    Invariant.Assert(node.ParentNode != null || node is TextTreeRootNode, "Inconsistent node.ParentNode");
                    symbolType = (node.ParentNode != null) ? TextPointerContext.ElementStart : TextPointerContext.None;
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd: 
                    lastChildNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetLastContainedNode(); 
                    if (lastChildNode != null)
                    { 
                        symbolType = lastChildNode.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    }
                    else
                    { 
                        goto case ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                    } 
                    break; 

                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                    symbolType = node.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward);
                    break;

                default: 
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown ElementEdge value");
                    symbolType = TextPointerContext.Text; 
                    break; 
            }
 
            return symbolType;
        }

        // Inserts an Inline at the current location, adding contextual 
        // elements as needed to enforce the schema.
        internal void InsertInline(Inline inline) 
        { 
            TextPointer position = this;
 
            // Check for hyperlink schema validity first -- we'll throw on an illegal Hyperlink descendent insert.
            bool isValidChild = TextSchema.ValidateChild(position, /*childType*/inline.GetType(), false /* throwIfIllegalChild */, true /* throwIfIllegalHyperlinkDescendent */);

            // Now, it is safe to assume that !isValidChild will be the case of incomplete content. 
            if (!isValidChild)
            { 
                // Ensure text content. 
                position = TextRangeEditTables.EnsureInsertionPosition(this);
                Invariant.Assert(position.Parent is Run, "EnsureInsertionPosition() must return a position in text content"); 
                Run run = (Run)position.Parent;

                if (run.IsEmpty)
                { 
                    // Remove the implicit (empty) Run, since we are going to insert an inline at this position.
                    run.RepositionWithContent(null); 
                } 
                else
                { 
                    // Position is parented by Run, split formatting elements to prepare for inserting inline at this position.
                    position = TextRangeEdit.SplitFormattingElement(position, /*keepEmptyFormatting:*/false);
                }
 
                Invariant.Assert(TextSchema.IsValidChild(position, /*childType*/inline.GetType()));
            } 
 
            inline.RepositionWithContent(position);
        } 

        // Helper that returns a DependencyObject which is a common ancestor of two pointers.
        internal static DependencyObject GetCommonAncestor(TextPointer position1, TextPointer position2)
        { 
            TextElement element1 = position1.Parent as TextElement;
            TextElement element2 = position2.Parent as TextElement; 
 
            DependencyObject commonAncestor;
 
            if (element1 == null)
            {
                commonAncestor = position1.Parent;
            } 
            else if (element2 == null)
            { 
                commonAncestor = position2.Parent; 
            }
            else 
            {
                commonAncestor = TextElement.GetCommonAncestor(element1, element2);
            }
 
            return commonAncestor;
        } 
 
        #endregion Internal methods
 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Internal Properties
        // 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
 
        #region Internal Properties 

        //  
        Type ITextPointer.ParentType
        {
            get
            { 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
 
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                DependencyObject element = this.Parent; 

                return element != null ? element.GetType() : null;
            }
        } 

        ///  
        ///  Returns the TextContainer that this TextPointer is a part of. 
        /// 
        ITextContainer ITextPointer.TextContainer 
        {
            get
            {
                return this.TextContainer; 
            }
        } 
 
        // 
        bool ITextPointer.HasValidLayout 
        {
            get
            {
                return this.HasValidLayout; 
            }
        } 
 
        // 
        bool ITextPointer.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary 
        {
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); // NB: this call might set this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid == false.
 
                this.ValidateLayout(); 
                if (!this.HasValidLayout)
                { 
                    return false;
                }

                if (_layoutGeneration != _tree.LayoutGeneration) 
                {
                    this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false; 
                } 

                if (!this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid) 
                {
                    this.CaretUnitBoundaryCache = _tree.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary(this);
                    _layoutGeneration = _tree.LayoutGeneration;
                    this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = true; 
                }
 
                return this.CaretUnitBoundaryCache; 
            }
        } 

        LogicalDirection ITextPointer.LogicalDirection
        {
            get 
            {
                return this.LogicalDirection; 
            } 

            /* 
            set
            {
                this.LogicalDirection = value;
            } 
            */
        } 
 
        bool ITextPointer.IsAtInsertionPosition
        { 
            get { return this.IsAtInsertionPosition; }
        }

        //  
        bool ITextPointer.IsFrozen
        { 
            get 
            {
                return this.IsFrozen; 
            }
        }

        //  
        int ITextPointer.Offset
        { 
            get 
            {
                return this.Offset; 
            }
        }

        //  
        internal int Offset
        { 
            get 
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList(); 
                SyncToTreeGeneration();

                return GetSymbolOffset() - 1;
            } 
        }
 
        // Offset in unicode chars within the document. 
        int ITextPointer.CharOffset
        { 
            get
            {
                return this.CharOffset;
            } 
        }
 
        // Offset in unicode chars within the document. 
        internal int CharOffset
        { 
            get
            {
                TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode;
 
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 
 
                int charOffset;
 
                switch (this.Edge)
                {
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeStart:
                        charOffset = _node.GetIMECharOffset(); 
                        break;
 
                    case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                        charOffset = _node.GetIMECharOffset();
 
                        elementNode = _node as TextTreeTextElementNode;
                        if (elementNode != null)
                        {
                            charOffset += elementNode.IMELeftEdgeCharCount; 
                        }
                        break; 
 
                    case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    case ElementEdge.AfterEnd: 
                        charOffset = _node.GetIMECharOffset() + _node.IMECharCount;
                        break;

                    default: 
                        Invariant.Assert(false, "Unknown value for position edge");
                        charOffset = 0; 
                        break; 
                }
 
                return charOffset;
            }
        }
 
        /// 
        ///  Returns the TextContainer that this TextPointer is a part of. 
        ///  
        internal TextContainer TextContainer
        { 
            get
            {
                return _tree;
            } 
        }
 
        ///  
        /// A FrameworkElement owning a TextContainer to which this TextPointer belongs.
        ///  
        internal FrameworkElement ContainingFrameworkElement
        {
            get
            { 
                return ((FrameworkElement)_tree.Parent);
            } 
        } 

        // Position at row end (immediately before Row closing tag) is a valid stopper for a caret. 
        // Editing operations are restricted here (e.g. typing should automatically jump
        // to the following character position.
        // This property identifies such special position.
        internal bool IsAtRowEnd 
        {
            get 
            { 
                return TextPointerBase.IsAtRowEnd(this);
            } 
        }

#if DEBUG
        // Debug-only unique identifier for this instance. 
        int DebugId
        { 
            get 
            {
                return _debugId; 
            }
        }
#endif // DEBUG
 
        // Indicates if this TextPointer has an ancestor that is not a mergeable (or splittable) Inline element. (e.g. Hyperlink)
        internal bool HasNonMergeableInlineAncestor 
        { 
            get
            { 
                Inline ancestor = this.GetNonMergeableInlineAncestor();

                return ancestor != null;
            } 
        }
 
        // Returns true if position is at the start boundary of a non-mergeable inline ancestor (hyperlink) 
        internal bool IsAtNonMergeableInlineStart
        { 
            get
            {
                return TextPointerBase.IsAtNonMergeableInlineStart(this);
            } 
        }
 
        // The node referenced by this position. 
        internal TextTreeNode Node
        { 
            get
            {
                return _node;
            } 
        }
 
        // The edge referenced by this position. 
        internal ElementEdge Edge
        { 
            get
            {
                return (ElementEdge)(_flags & (uint)Flags.EdgeMask);
            } 
        }
 
        // Returns the Block parenting this TextPointer, or null if none exists. 
        internal Block ParentBlock
        { 
            get
            {
                _tree.EmptyDeadPositionList();
                SyncToTreeGeneration(); 

                DependencyObject parentBlock = this.Parent; 
 
                while (parentBlock is Inline && !(parentBlock is AnchoredBlock))
                { 
                    parentBlock = ((Inline)parentBlock).Parent;
                }

                return parentBlock as Block; 
            }
        } 
 
        #endregion Internal Properties
 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Private Methods
        // 
        //------------------------------------------------------
 
        #region Private Methods 

        // Called by the TextPointer ctor.  Initializes this instance. 
        private void InitializeOffset(TextPointer position, int distance, LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            SplayTreeNode node;
            ElementEdge edge; 
            int offset;
            bool isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid; 
 
            // We MUST [....] to the current tree, otherwise we could addref
            // an orphaned node, resulting in a future unmatched release... 
            // Ref counts on orphaned nodes are only considered at the time
            // of removal, not afterwards.
            position.SyncToTreeGeneration();
 
            if (distance != 0)
            { 
                offset = position.GetSymbolOffset() + distance; 
                if (offset < 1 || offset > position.TextContainer.InternalSymbolCount - 1)
                { 
                    throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.BadDistance));
                }

                position.TextContainer.GetNodeAndEdgeAtOffset(offset, out node, out edge); 

                isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false; 
            } 
            else
            { 
                node = position.Node;
                edge = position.Edge;
                isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = position.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid;
            } 

            Initialize(position.TextContainer, (TextTreeNode)node, edge, direction, position.TextContainer.PositionGeneration, 
                position.CaretUnitBoundaryCache, isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid, position._layoutGeneration); 
        }
 
        // Called by the TextPointer ctor.  Initializes this instance.
        private void Initialize(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection gravity, uint generation,
            bool caretUnitBoundaryCache, bool isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid, uint layoutGeneration)
        { 
            _tree = tree;
 
            // Fixup of the target node based on gravity. 
            // Positions always cling to a node edge that matches their gravity,
            // so that insert ops never affect the position. 
            RepositionForGravity(ref node, ref edge, gravity);

            SetNodeAndEdge(node.IncrementReferenceCount(edge), edge);
            _generation = generation; 

            this.CaretUnitBoundaryCache = caretUnitBoundaryCache; 
            this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = isCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid; 
            _layoutGeneration = layoutGeneration;
 
            VerifyFlags();
            tree.AssertTree();
            AssertState();
        } 

        // Throws an exception if this TextPointer is frozen. 
        private void VerifyNotFrozen() 
        {
            if (this.IsFrozen) 
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.TextPositionIsFrozen));
            }
        } 

        // Inc/decs the position ref counts on TextTreeTextNodes as the navigator 
        // is repositioned. 
        // If the new ref is to a TextTreeTextNode, the node may be split.
        // Returns the actual node referenced, which will always be newNode, 
        // unless newNode is a TextTreeTextNode that gets split.  The caller
        // should use the returned node to position navigators.
        private TextTreeNode AdjustRefCounts(TextTreeNode newNode, ElementEdge newNodeEdge, TextTreeNode oldNode, ElementEdge oldNodeEdge)
        { 
            TextTreeNode node;
 
            // This test should walk the tree upwards to catch all errors...probably not worth the slowdown though. 
            Invariant.Assert(oldNode.ParentNode == null || oldNode.IsChildOfNode(oldNode.ParentNode), "Trying to add ref a dead node!");
            Invariant.Assert(newNode.ParentNode == null || newNode.IsChildOfNode(newNode.ParentNode), "Trying to add ref a dead node!"); 

            node = newNode;

            if (newNode != oldNode || newNodeEdge != oldNodeEdge) 
            {
                node = newNode.IncrementReferenceCount(newNodeEdge); 
                oldNode.DecrementReferenceCount(oldNodeEdge); 
            }
 
            return node;
        }

        // For any logical position (location between two symbols) there are two 
        // possible node/edge pairs.  This method choses the pair that fits a
        // specified gravity, such that future inserts won't require that a text 
        // position be moved, based on its gravity, at the node/edge pair. 
        private static void RepositionForGravity(ref TextTreeNode node, ref ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection gravity)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode newNode;
            ElementEdge newEdge;

            newNode = node; 
            newEdge = edge;
 
            switch (edge) 
            {
                case ElementEdge.BeforeStart: 
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Backward)
                    {
                        newNode = node.GetPreviousNode();
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd; 
                        if (newNode == null)
                        { 
                            newNode = node.GetContainingNode(); 
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterStart;
                        } 
                    }
                    break;

                case ElementEdge.AfterStart: 
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Forward)
                    { 
                        newNode = node.GetFirstContainedNode(); 
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart;
                        if (newNode == null) 
                        {
                            newNode = node;
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        } 
                    }
                    break; 
 
                case ElementEdge.BeforeEnd:
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Backward) 
                    {
                        newNode = node.GetLastContainedNode();
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterEnd;
                        if (newNode == null) 
                        {
                            newNode = node; 
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.AfterStart; 
                        }
                    } 
                    break;

                case ElementEdge.AfterEnd:
                    if (gravity == LogicalDirection.Forward) 
                    {
                        newNode = node.GetNextNode(); 
                        newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeStart; 
                        if (newNode == null)
                        { 
                            newNode = node.GetContainingNode();
                            newEdge = ElementEdge.BeforeEnd;
                        }
                    } 
                    break;
            } 
 
            node = (TextTreeNode)newNode;
            edge = newEdge; 
        }

        // Worker for GetGravity.  No parameter validation.
        private LogicalDirection GetGravityInternal() 
        {
            return (this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart || this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd) ? LogicalDirection.Forward : LogicalDirection.Backward; 
        } 

        // Returns the DependencyObject scoping this position. 
        private DependencyObject GetDependencyParent()
        {
            DebugAssertGeneration();
 
            return GetScopingNode().GetDependencyParent();
        } 
 
        // Returns the node in the direction indicated bordering
        // a TextPointer, or null if no such node exists. 
        internal TextTreeNode GetAdjacentNode(LogicalDirection direction)
        {
            return GetAdjacentNode(_node, this.Edge, direction);
        } 

        internal static TextTreeNode GetAdjacentNode(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge, LogicalDirection direction) 
        { 
            TextTreeNode adjacentNode;
 
            adjacentNode = GetAdjacentSiblingNode(node, edge, direction);

            if (adjacentNode == null)
            { 
                // We're the first or last child, try the parent.
                if (edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart || edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd) 
                { 
                    adjacentNode = node;
                } 
                else
                {
                    adjacentNode = (TextTreeNode)node.GetContainingNode();
                } 
            }
 
            return adjacentNode; 
        }
 
        // Positions this navigator at a node/edge pair.
        // Node/edge are adjusted based on the current gravity.
        private void MoveToNode(TextContainer tree, TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge)
        { 
            RepositionForGravity(ref node, ref edge, GetGravityInternal());
 
            _tree = tree; 
            SetNodeAndEdge(AdjustRefCounts(node, edge, _node, this.Edge), edge);
            _generation = tree.PositionGeneration; 
        }

        /// 
        /// Returns the text element whose edge is in a specified direction 
        /// from position.
        ///  
        ///  
        /// If the symbol in the specified direction is
        /// TextPointerContext.ElementStart or TextPointerContext.ElementEnd, then this 
        /// method will return the element whose edge preceeds this TextPointer.
        ///
        /// Otherwise, the method returns null.
        ///  
        private TextElement GetElement(LogicalDirection direction)
        { 
            TextTreeTextElementNode elementNode; 

            DebugAssertGeneration(); 

            elementNode = GetAdjacentTextElementNode(direction);

            return (elementNode == null) ? null : elementNode.TextElement; 
        }
 
        // Invariant.Strict only.  Asserts this position has good state. 
        private void AssertState()
        { 
            if (Invariant.Strict)
            {
                // Positions must never have a null tree pointer.
                Invariant.Assert(_node != null, "Null position node!"); 

                if (GetGravityInternal() == LogicalDirection.Forward) 
                { 
                    // Positions with forward gravity must stay at left edges, otherwise inserts could displace them.
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart || this.Edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd, "Bad position edge/gravity pair! (1)"); 
                }
                else
                {
                    // Positions with backward gravity must stay at right edges, otherwise inserts could displace them. 
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart || this.Edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd, "Bad position edge/gravity pair! (2)");
                } 
 
                if (_node is TextTreeRootNode)
                { 
                    // Positions may never be at the outer edge of the root node, since you can't insert content there.
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge != ElementEdge.BeforeStart && this.Edge != ElementEdge.AfterEnd, "Position at outer edge of root!");
                }
                else if (_node is TextTreeTextNode || _node is TextTreeObjectNode) 
                {
                    // Text and object nodes have no inner edges/chilren, so you can't put a position there. 
                    Invariant.Assert(this.Edge != ElementEdge.AfterStart && this.Edge != ElementEdge.BeforeEnd, "Position at inner leaf node edge!"); 
                }
                else 
                {
                    // Add new asserts for new node types here.
                    Invariant.Assert(_node is TextTreeTextElementNode, "Unknown node type!");
                } 

                Invariant.Assert(_tree != null, "Position has no tree!"); 
 
#if DEBUG_SLOW
                // This test is so slow we can't afford to run it even with Invariant.Strict. 
                // It grinds execution to a halt.

                int count;
 
                if (_tree.RootTextBlock == null)
                { 
                    count = 2; // Empty tree has two implicit edge symbols. 
                }
                else 
                {
                    count = 0;
                    for (TextTreeTextBlock textBlock = (TextTreeTextBlock)_tree.RootTextBlock.ContainedNode.GetMinSibling();
                         textBlock != null; 
                         textBlock = (TextTreeTextBlock)textBlock.GetNextNode())
                    { 
                        Invariant.Assert(textBlock.Count > 0, "Empty TextBlock!"); 
                        count += textBlock.Count;
                    } 
                }
                Invariant.Assert(_tree.InternalSymbolCount == count, "Bad root symbol count!");

                Invariant.Assert((_tree.RootNode == null && count == 2) || count == GetNodeSymbolCountSlow(_tree.RootNode), "TextNode symbol count not in synch with tree!"); 

                if (_tree.RootNode != null) 
                { 
                    DebugWalkTree(_tree.RootNode.GetMinSibling());
                } 
#endif // DEBUG_SLOW
            }
        }
 
#if DEBUG_SLOW
        // This test is so slow we can't afford to run it even with Invariant.Strict. 
        // It grinds execution to a halt. 
        private static void DebugWalkTree(SplayTreeNode node)
        { 
            SplayTreeNode previousNode;
            SplayTreeNode previousPreviousNode;

            previousNode = null; 
            previousPreviousNode = null;
 
            for (; node != null; node = node.GetNextNode()) 
            {
                if (node.SymbolCount == 0 && 
                    previousNode != null && previousNode.SymbolCount == 0 &&
                    previousPreviousNode != null && previousPreviousNode.SymbolCount == 0)
                {
                    Invariant.Assert(false, "Found three consecuative zero length nodes!"); 
                }
 
                previousPreviousNode = previousNode; 
                previousNode = node;
 
                if (node.ContainedNode != null)
                {
                    DebugWalkTree(node.ContainedNode.GetMinSibling());
                } 
            }
        } 
 
        // Debug only.  Walks a node and all its children to get a brute force
        // symbol count. 
        private static int GetNodeSymbolCountSlow(SplayTreeNode node)
        {
            SplayTreeNode child;
            int count; 

            if (node is TextTreeRootNode || node is TextTreeTextElementNode) 
            { 
                count = 2;
                for (child = node.GetFirstContainedNode(); child != null; child = child.GetNextNode()) 
                {
                    count += GetNodeSymbolCountSlow(child);
                }
            } 
            else
            { 
                Invariant.Assert(node.ContainedNode == null, "Expected leaf node!"); 
                count = node.SymbolCount;
            } 

            return count;
        }
#endif // DEBUG_SLOW 

        // Repositions the TextPointer and clears any relevant caches. 
        private void SetNodeAndEdge(TextTreeNode node, ElementEdge edge) 
        {
            Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart || 
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd);
 
            _node = node;
            _flags = (_flags & ~(uint)Flags.EdgeMask) | (uint)edge; 
            VerifyFlags(); 

            // Always clear the caret unit boundary cache when we move to a new position. 
            this.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = false;
        }

        // Setter for the public IsFrozen property. 
        private void SetIsFrozen()
        { 
            _flags |= (uint)Flags.IsFrozen; 
            VerifyFlags();
        } 

        // Ensure we have a valid _flags field.
        // See bug 1249258.
        private void VerifyFlags() 
        {
            ElementEdge edge = (ElementEdge)(_flags & (uint)Flags.EdgeMask); 
 
            Invariant.Assert(edge == ElementEdge.BeforeStart ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterStart || 
                             edge == ElementEdge.BeforeEnd ||
                             edge == ElementEdge.AfterEnd);
        }
 
        #endregion Private methods
 
        // True when the CaretUnitBoundaryCache is ready for use. 
        // If false the cache is not reliable.
        private bool IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid 
        {
            get
            {
                return (_flags & (uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid) == (uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid; 
            }
 
            set 
            {
                _flags = (_flags & ~(uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid) | (value ? (uint)Flags.IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid : 0); 
                VerifyFlags();
            }
        }
 
        // Cached value from this.TextContainer.TextView.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary.
        private bool CaretUnitBoundaryCache 
        { 
            get
            { 
                return (_flags & (uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache) == (uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache;
            }

            set 
            {
                _flags = (_flags & ~(uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache) | (value ? (uint)Flags.CaretUnitBoundaryCache : 0); 
                VerifyFlags(); 
            }
        } 

        //-----------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Private Types 
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------ 
 
        #region Private Types
 
        // Enum used for the _flags bitfield.
        [Flags]
        private enum Flags
        { 
            EdgeMask                      = 15, // 4 low-order bis are an ElementEdge.
            IsFrozen                      = 16, 
            IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid = 32, 
            CaretUnitBoundaryCache        = 64,
        } 

        #endregion Private Types

        //------------------------------------------------------ 
        //
        //  Private Fields 
        // 
        //-----------------------------------------------------
 
        #region Private Fields

        // The position's TextContainer.
        private TextContainer _tree; 

        // The node referenced by this position. 
        private TextTreeNode _node; 

        // The value of TextContainer.PositionGeneration the last time this position 
        // called SyncToTreeGeneration.
        private uint _generation;

        // The value of TextContainer.LayoutGeneration the last time 
        // this position queried ITextView.IsAtCaretUnitBoundary.
        private uint _layoutGeneration; 
 
        // Bitfield used by Edge, IsFrozen, IsCaretUnitBoundaryCacheValid, and
        // CaretUnitBoundaryCache properties. 
        private uint _flags;

#if DEBUG
        // Debug-only unique identifier for this instance. 
        private readonly int _debugId = _debugIdCounter++;
 
        // Debug-only id counter. 
        private static int _debugIdCounter;
#endif // DEBUG 

        #endregion Private Fields
    }
} 

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

                        

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