function(pos) {
      var doc = this.view.doc;
      pos = clipPos(doc, pos);
      var state = getStateBefore(this, pos.line), mode = this.view.mode;
      var line = getLine(doc, pos.line);
      var stream = new StringStream(line.text, this.options.tabSize);
      while (stream.pos < pos.ch && !stream.eol()) {
        stream.start = stream.pos;
        var style = mode.token(stream, state);
      }
      return {start: stream.start,
              end: stream.pos,
              string: stream.current(),
              className: style || null, // Deprecated, use 'type' instead
              type: style || null,
              state: state};
    }