Function: csv-backward-field

csv-backward-field is an interactive and natively compiled function defined in csv-mode.el.

Signature

(csv-backward-field ARG)

Documentation

Move backward across one field, cf. backward-sexp.

With ARG, do it that many times. Negative arg -N means move forward across N fields.

Key Bindings

This command is not in any keymaps.

Source Code

;; Defined in /nix/store/3gmjnyw9n226b7k7jamikx980vf8267p-emacs-packages-deps/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/csv-mode-1.27/csv-mode.el
(defun csv-backward-field (arg)
  "Move backward across one field, cf. `backward-sexp'.
With ARG, do it that many times.  Negative arg -N means
move forward across N fields."
  (interactive "p")
  (if (< arg 0)
      (csv-forward-field (- arg))
    (while (>= (setq arg (1- arg)) 0)
      (when (or (eolp)
		(when (and (not (bobp)) (bolp)) (backward-char) t))
	(while (progn
		 (beginning-of-line)
		 (csv-not-looking-at-record))
	  (backward-char))
	(end-of-line))
      (if (memq (preceding-char) csv-separator-chars) (backward-char))
      (csv-beginning-of-field))))