find_matching_child.js

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elementFindMatchingChildren = function(element, selector) {
  var matches = [];

  var childCount = element.childNodes.length;
  for (var i=0; i<childCount; i++) {
    var child = element.childNodes[i];
    if (selector(child)) {
      matches.push(child);
    } else {
      childMatches = elementFindMatchingChildren(child, selector);
      matches.push(childMatches);
    }
  }

  return matches.flatten();
}

ELEMENT_NODE_TYPE = 1;

elementFindFirstMatchingChild = function(element, selector) {

  var childCount = element.childNodes.length;
  for (var i=0; i<childCount; i++) {
    var child = element.childNodes[i];
    if (child.nodeType == ELEMENT_NODE_TYPE) {
      if (selector(child)) {
        return child;
      }
      result = elementFindFirstMatchingChild(child, selector);
      if (result) {
        return result;
      }
    }
  }
  return null;
}

elementFindFirstMatchingParent = function(element, selector) {
  var current = element.parentNode;
  while (current != null) {
    if (selector(current)) {
      break;
    }
    current = current.parentNode;
  }
  return current;
}

elementFindMatchingChildById = function(element, id) {
  return elementFindFirstMatchingChild(element, function(element){return element.id==id} );
}