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3221  * @param string $object_type The type of object for which we'll be retrieving ancestors.
3222  * @return array of ancestors from lowest to highest in the hierarchy.
3223  */
3224 function get_ancestors($object_id = 0, $object_type = '') {
3225      $object_id = (int) $object_id;
3226
3227      $ancestors = array();
3228
3229      if ( empty( $object_id ) ) {
3230           return apply_filters('get_ancestors', $ancestors, $object_id, $object_type);
3231      }
3232
3233      if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $object_type ) ) {
3234           $term = get_term($object_id, $object_type);
3235           while ( ! is_wp_error($term) && ! empty( $term->parent ) && ! in_array( $term->parent, $ancestors ) ) {
3236                $ancestors[] = (int) $term->parent;
3237                $term = get_term($term->parent, $object_type);
3238           }
3239      } elseif ( post_type_exists( $object_type ) ) {
3240           $ancestors = get_post_ancestors($object_id);
3241      }
3242
3243      return apply_filters('get_ancestors', $ancestors, $object_id, $object_type);
3244 }
3245
3246 /**
3247  * Returns the term's parent's term_ID
3248  *
3249  * @since 3.1.0
3250  *
3251  * @param int $term_id
3252  * @param string $taxonomy