function findHighestListElementThatStartsAtPosition(position) {
                // Clear out any cached state about the last node we found.
                currentArray = undefined;
                currentArrayIndex = -1 /* Value */;
                current = undefined;
                // Recurse into the source file to find the highest node at this position.
                forEachChild(sourceFile, visitNode, visitArray);
                return;
                function visitNode(node) {
                    if (position >= node.pos && position < node.end) {
                        // Position was within this node.  Keep searching deeper to find the node.
                        forEachChild(node, visitNode, visitArray);
                        // don't procede any futher in the search.
                        return true;
                    }
                    // position wasn't in this node, have to keep searching.
                    return false;
                }
                function visitArray(array) {
                    if (position >= array.pos && position < array.end) {
                        // position was in this array.  Search through this array to see if we find a
                        // viable element.
                        for (var i = 0, n = array.length; i < n; i++) {
                            var child = array[i];
                            if (child) {
                                if (child.pos === position) {
                                    // Found the right node.  We're done.
                                    currentArray = array;
                                    currentArrayIndex = i;
                                    current = child;
                                    return true;
                                }
                                else {
                                    if (child.pos < position && position < child.end) {
                                        // Position in somewhere within this child.  Search in it and
                                        // stop searching in this array.
                                        forEachChild(child, visitNode, visitArray);
                                        return true;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    // position wasn't in this array, have to keep searching.
                    return false;
                }
            }