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Created January 14, 2011 18:36
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copypasta.locate_text_container = function() {
var biggest, biggest_count, p, parent, parent_count, _i, _len, _ref;
parent = false;
biggest = false;
biggest_count = 0;
parent_count = 0;
_ref = document.getElementsByTagName('p');
for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
p = _ref[_i];
if (p != null) {
if (parent !== p.parentElement) {
if (parent_count > biggest_count) {
biggest_count = parent_count;
biggest = parent;
}
parent = p.parentElement;
parent_count = 0;
}
parent_count++;
}
}
if (parent_count > biggest_count) {
return parent;
} else {
return biggest;
}
};
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