diff --git a/symbol-map.go b/symbol-map.go
index 9ec6f22..848c112 100644
--- a/symbol-map.go
+++ b/symbol-map.go
@@ -182,21 +182,49 @@ func StringEndsWithOperator(s string) bool {
 	return endingOperator(s) != SymNone
 }
 
+// func endingOperator(s string) (sym Symbol) {
+// 	var matchLength = 0
+// 	sym = SymNone
+// 	lower := strings.TrimRight(strings.ToLower(s), " \t")
+// 	for symbol, spec := range symbolMap {
+// 		if strings.HasSuffix(lower, spec.repr) {
+// 			if len(spec.repr) > matchLength {
+// 				matchLength = len(spec.repr)
+// 				if spec.kind == symClassOperator && (spec.opType == posInfix || spec.opType == posPrefix) {
+// 					sym = symbol
+// 				} else {
+// 					sym = SymNone
+// 				}
+// 			}
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	return
+// }
+
 func endingOperator(s string) (sym Symbol) {
 	var matchLength = 0
+	var repr string
 	sym = SymNone
 	lower := strings.TrimRight(strings.ToLower(s), " \t")
 	for symbol, spec := range symbolMap {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(lower, spec.repr) {
-			if len(spec.repr) > matchLength {
-				matchLength = len(spec.repr)
-				if spec.kind == symClassOperator && (spec.opType == posInfix || spec.opType == posPrefix) {
+		if len(spec.repr) > matchLength || repr == spec.repr {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(lower, spec.repr) {
+				if isNotEndingSymbol(spec) && repr != spec.repr {
+					repr = spec.repr
+					matchLength = len(spec.repr)
 					sym = symbol
 				} else {
 					sym = SymNone
+					break
+					// matchLength = 0
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func isNotEndingSymbol(spec symbolSpec) bool {
+	return (spec.kind == symClassOperator && (spec.opType == posInfix || spec.opType == posPrefix)) ||
+		(spec.kind == symClassParenthesis && spec.opType == posPrefix)
+}
diff --git a/t_symbol_test.go b/t_symbol_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a75d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t_symbol_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// t_symbol_test.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
+)
+
+func TestOperatorEnding(t *testing.T) {
+	section := "Symbol"
+	inputs := []inputType{
+		/*   1 */ {`a++`, false, nil},
+		/*   2 */ {`a;`, true, nil},
+		/*   3 */ {`a +`, true, nil},
+		/*   4 */ {`a + 1`, false, nil},
+		/*   5 */ {`a - `, true, nil},
+		/*   6 */ {`a( `, true, nil},
+		/*   7 */ {`a) `, false, nil},
+		/*   8 */ {`++a `, false, nil},
+	}
+
+	// testStringArrayEndingWithOperatorSpec(t, section, inputs, 6)
+	testStringArrayEndingWithOperator(t, section, inputs)
+}
+
+func testStringEndingWithOperator(source string) bool {
+	return StringEndsWithOperator(source)
+}
+
+func testStringArrayEndingWithOperatorSpec(t *testing.T, section string, inputs []inputType, spec ...int) {
+	for i := range spec {
+		if spec[i] < 1 || spec[i] > len(inputs) {
+			t.Errorf("Invalid test spec index: %d (must be between 1 and %d)", spec[i], len(inputs))
+			continue
+		}
+		doEndingTest(t, section, inputs[spec[i]-1], spec[i]-1)
+	}
+}
+
+func testStringArrayEndingWithOperator(t *testing.T, section string, inputs []inputType) {
+	for i, input := range inputs {
+		doEndingTest(t, section, input, i)
+	}
+}
+
+func doEndingTest(t *testing.T, section string, input inputType, i int) {
+	wantErr := getWantedError(&input)
+	logTest(t, i+1, section, input.source, input.wantResult, wantErr)
+	gotResult := testStringEndingWithOperator(input.source)
+	t.Logf("Is %s op ending? %v", input.source, gotResult)
+	if gotResult != input.wantResult.(bool) {
+		t.Errorf("%d: `%s` -> result = %v [%s], want = %v [%s]", i+1, input.source, gotResult, kern.TypeName(gotResult), input.wantResult, kern.TypeName(input.wantResult))
+	}
+}