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3102  * @param string $object_type The type of object for which we'll be retrieving ancestors.
3103  * @return array of ancestors from lowest to highest in the hierarchy.
3104  */
3105 function get_ancestors($object_id = 0, $object_type = '') {
3106      $object_id = (int) $object_id;
3107
3108      $ancestors = array();
3109
3110      if ( empty( $object_id ) ) {
3111           return apply_filters('get_ancestors', $ancestors, $object_id, $object_type);
3112      }
3113
3114      if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $object_type ) ) {
3115           $term = get_term($object_id, $object_type);
3116           while ( ! is_wp_error($term) && ! empty( $term->parent ) && ! in_array( $term->parent, $ancestors ) ) {
3117                $ancestors[] = (int) $term->parent;
3118                $term = get_term($term->parent, $object_type);
3119           }
3120      } elseif ( null !== get_post_type_object( $object_type ) ) {
 
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3123                $ancestors = $object->ancestors;
3124           else {
3125                while ( ! is_wp_error($object) && ! empty( $object->post_parent ) && ! in_array( $object->post_parent, $ancestors ) ) {
3126                     $ancestors[] = (int) $object->post_parent;
3127                     $object = get_post($object->post_parent);
3128                }
3129           }
3130      }
3131
3132      return apply_filters('get_ancestors', $ancestors, $object_id, $object_type);
3133 }
3134
3135 /**
3136  * Returns the term's parent's term_ID
3137  *
3138  * @since 3.1.0
3139  *
3140  * @param int $term_id
3141  * @param string $taxonomy