4 files changed, 25 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/src/.jshintrc b/src/.jshintrc
index 754c27dc..e29b09f3 100644
--- a/src/.jshintrc
+++ b/src/.jshintrc
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "assertArgFn": false,
     "assertNotHasOwnProperty": false,
     "getter": false,
+    "getBlockElements": false,
 
     /* AngularPublic.js */
     "version": false,
diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index 0cdeab3f..df236e05 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
     -assertArg,
     -assertArgFn,
     -assertNotHasOwnProperty,
-    -getter
+    -getter,
+    -getBlockElements
 
 */
 
@@ -1318,3 +1319,25 @@ function getter(obj, path, bindFnToScope) {
   }
   return obj;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return the siblings between `startNode` and `endNode`, inclusive
+ * @param {Object} object with `startNode` and `endNode` properties
+ * @returns jQlite object containing the elements
+ */
+function getBlockElements(block) {
+  if (block.startNode === block.endNode) {
+    return jqLite(block.startNode);
+  }
+
+  var element = block.startNode;
+  var elements = [element];
+
+  do {
+    element = element.nextSibling;
+    if (!element) break;
+    elements.push(element);
+  } while (element !== block.endNode);
+
+  return jqLite(elements);
+}
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js b/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
index 662f3f32..3f56449f 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
@@ -108,22 +108,4 @@ var ngIfDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
       };
     }
   };
-
-  // TODO(bford): this helper was copypasta'd from ngRepeat
-  function getBlockElements(block) {
-    if (block.startNode === block.endNode) {
-      return jqLite(block.startNode);
-    }
-
-    var element = block.startNode;
-    var elements = [element];
-
-    do {
-      element = element.nextSibling;
-      if (!element) break;
-      elements.push(element);
-    } while (element !== block.endNode);
-
-    return jqLite(elements);
-  }
 }];
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
index e3ff1b8e..ee0faf23 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
@@ -393,22 +393,5 @@ var ngRepeatDirective = ['$parse', '$animate', function($parse, $animate) {
       };
     }
   };
-
-  function getBlockElements(block) {
-    if (block.startNode === block.endNode) {
-      return jqLite(block.startNode);
-    }
-
-    var element = block.startNode;
-    var elements = [element];
-
-    do {
-      element = element.nextSibling;
-      if (!element) break;
-      elements.push(element);
-    } while (element !== block.endNode);
-
-    return jqLite(elements);
-  }
 }];