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Get DOM path of an element
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function getDomPath(el) { | |
var stack = []; | |
while ( el.parentNode != null ) { | |
console.log(el.nodeName); | |
var sibCount = 0; | |
var sibIndex = 0; | |
for ( var i = 0; i < el.parentNode.childNodes.length; i++ ) { | |
var sib = el.parentNode.childNodes[i]; | |
if ( sib.nodeName == el.nodeName ) { | |
if ( sib === el ) { | |
sibIndex = sibCount; | |
} | |
sibCount++; | |
} | |
} | |
if ( el.hasAttribute('id') && el.id != '' ) { | |
stack.unshift(el.nodeName.toLowerCase() + '#' + el.id); | |
} else if ( sibCount > 1 ) { | |
stack.unshift(el.nodeName.toLowerCase() + ':eq(' + sibIndex + ')'); | |
} else { | |
stack.unshift(el.nodeName.toLowerCase()); | |
} | |
el = el.parentNode; | |
} | |
return stack.slice(1); // removes the html element | |
} | |
//Usage: | |
var path = getDomPath(document.getElementById('button')); | |
console.log(path.join(' > ')); | |
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