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3192  * @param string $object_type The type of object for which we'll be retrieving ancestors.
3193  * @return array of ancestors from lowest to highest in the hierarchy.
3194  */
3195 function get_ancestors($object_id = 0, $object_type = '') {
3196      $object_id = (int) $object_id;
3197
3198      $ancestors = array();
3199
3200      if ( empty( $object_id ) ) {
3201           return apply_filters('get_ancestors', $ancestors, $object_id, $object_type);
3202      }
3203
3204      if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $object_type ) ) {
3205           $term = get_term($object_id, $object_type);
3206           while ( ! is_wp_error($term) && ! empty( $term->parent ) && ! in_array( $term->parent, $ancestors ) ) {
3207                $ancestors[] = (int) $term->parent;
3208                $term = get_term($term->parent, $object_type);
3209           }
3210      } elseif ( null !== get_post_type_object( $object_type ) ) {
 
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3213                $ancestors = $object->ancestors;
3214           else {
3215                while ( ! is_wp_error($object) && ! empty( $object->post_parent ) && ! in_array( $object->post_parent, $ancestors ) ) {
3216                     $ancestors[] = (int) $object->post_parent;
3217                     $object = get_post($object->post_parent);
3218                }
3219           }
3220      }
3221
3222      return apply_filters('get_ancestors', $ancestors, $object_id, $object_type);
3223 }
3224
3225 /**
3226  * Returns the term's parent's term_ID
3227  *
3228  * @since 3.1.0
3229  *
3230  * @param int $term_id
3231  * @param string $taxonomy