diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index 63eb4ae9..8148c0de 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod macros;
 mod object;
 mod source;
 mod standard_properties;
+mod util;
 pub(crate) use ast_node::AstNode;
 pub use document::Document;
 pub use document::DocumentElement;
diff --git a/src/types/object.rs b/src/types/object.rs
index 9b52c535..3d5b0b57 100644
--- a/src/types/object.rs
+++ b/src/types/object.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
+use super::util::remove_line_break;
+use super::util::remove_whitespace_if_line_break;
 use super::GetStandardProperties;
 use super::StandardProperties;
 
@@ -738,73 +740,14 @@ enum PathState {
     HasLineBreak(String),
 }
 
-enum SearchOptionState {
-    Normal,
-    HasWhitespace(usize),
-    HasLineBreak(String),
-}
-
 impl<'s> AngleLink<'s> {
     /// Remove line breaks but preserve multiple consecutive spaces.
     pub fn get_path(&self) -> Cow<'s, str> {
-        let mut state = PathState::Normal;
-        for (offset, c) in self.path.char_indices() {
-            match (&mut state, c) {
-                (PathState::Normal, '\n') => {
-                    let mut ret = String::with_capacity(self.path.len());
-                    ret.push_str(&self.path[..offset]);
-                    state = PathState::HasLineBreak(ret);
-                }
-                (PathState::Normal, _) => {}
-                (PathState::HasLineBreak(_), '\n') => {}
-                (PathState::HasLineBreak(ret), _) => {
-                    ret.push(c);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        match state {
-            PathState::Normal => Cow::Borrowed(self.path),
-            PathState::HasLineBreak(ret) => Cow::Owned(ret),
-        }
+        remove_line_break(self.path)
     }
 
     /// Remove all whitespace but only if search_option contains a line break.
     pub fn get_search_option(&self) -> Option<Cow<'s, str>> {
-        self.search_option.map(|search_option| {
-            let mut state = SearchOptionState::Normal;
-            for (offset, c) in search_option.char_indices() {
-                match (&mut state, c) {
-                    (SearchOptionState::Normal, '\n') => {
-                        let mut ret = String::with_capacity(search_option.len());
-                        ret.push_str(&search_option[..offset]);
-                        state = SearchOptionState::HasLineBreak(ret);
-                    }
-                    (SearchOptionState::Normal, ' ' | '\t') => {
-                        state = SearchOptionState::HasWhitespace(offset);
-                    }
-                    (SearchOptionState::Normal, _) => {}
-                    (SearchOptionState::HasWhitespace(first_whitespace_offset), '\n') => {
-                        let mut ret = String::with_capacity(search_option.len());
-                        ret.push_str(&search_option[..*first_whitespace_offset]);
-                        for c in search_option[*first_whitespace_offset..offset].chars() {
-                            if !c.is_ascii_whitespace() {
-                                ret.push(c);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        state = SearchOptionState::HasLineBreak(ret);
-                    }
-                    (SearchOptionState::HasWhitespace(_), _) => {}
-                    (SearchOptionState::HasLineBreak(_), ' ' | '\t' | '\r' | '\n') => {}
-                    (SearchOptionState::HasLineBreak(ret), _) => {
-                        ret.push(c);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            match state {
-                SearchOptionState::Normal => Cow::Borrowed(search_option),
-                SearchOptionState::HasWhitespace(_) => Cow::Borrowed(search_option),
-                SearchOptionState::HasLineBreak(ret) => Cow::Owned(ret),
-            }
-        })
+        self.search_option.map(remove_whitespace_if_line_break)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/util.rs b/src/types/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31a06b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+/// Removes all whitespace from a string if any line breaks are present.
+///
+/// Example: "foo bar" => "foo bar" but "foo \n bar" => "foobar".
+pub(crate) fn remove_whitespace_if_line_break<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Cow<'s, str> {
+    let mut state = RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::Normal;
+    for (offset, c) in input.char_indices() {
+        match (&mut state, c) {
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::Normal, '\n') => {
+                let mut ret = String::with_capacity(input.len());
+                ret.push_str(&input[..offset]);
+                state = RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret);
+            }
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::Normal, ' ' | '\t') => {
+                state = RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasWhitespace(offset);
+            }
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::Normal, _) => {}
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasWhitespace(first_whitespace_offset), '\n') => {
+                let mut ret = String::with_capacity(input.len());
+                ret.push_str(&input[..*first_whitespace_offset]);
+                for c in input[*first_whitespace_offset..offset].chars() {
+                    if !c.is_ascii_whitespace() {
+                        ret.push(c);
+                    }
+                }
+                state = RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret);
+            }
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasWhitespace(_), _) => {}
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(_), ' ' | '\t' | '\r' | '\n') => {}
+            (RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret), _) => {
+                ret.push(c);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match state {
+        RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::Normal => Cow::Borrowed(input),
+        RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasWhitespace(_) => Cow::Borrowed(input),
+        RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret) => Cow::Owned(ret),
+    }
+}
+
+enum RemoveWhitespaceIfLineBreakState {
+    Normal,
+    HasWhitespace(usize),
+    HasLineBreak(String),
+}
+
+/// Removes all line breaks from a string
+///
+/// Example: "foo bar" => "foo bar" but "foo \n bar" => "foo  bar".
+pub(crate) fn remove_line_break<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Cow<'s, str> {
+    let mut state = RemoveLineBreakState::Normal;
+    for (offset, c) in input.char_indices() {
+        match (&mut state, c) {
+            (RemoveLineBreakState::Normal, '\n') => {
+                let mut ret = String::with_capacity(input.len());
+                ret.push_str(&input[..offset]);
+                state = RemoveLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret);
+            }
+            (RemoveLineBreakState::Normal, _) => {}
+            (RemoveLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(_), '\n') => {}
+            (RemoveLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret), _) => {
+                ret.push(c);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match state {
+        RemoveLineBreakState::Normal => Cow::Borrowed(input),
+        RemoveLineBreakState::HasLineBreak(ret) => Cow::Owned(ret),
+    }
+}
+
+enum RemoveLineBreakState {
+    Normal,
+    HasLineBreak(String),
+}