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Last active October 16, 2024 12:43
Recursively searches the entire object tree for a given value
/**
* Recursively searches the startObject for the given value.
*
* All matches are displayed in the browser console and stored in the global variable "gsResults"
* The function tries to simplify DOM element names by using their ID, when possible.
*
* Usage samples:
*
* globalSearch( document, 'someValue' ); // Search entire DOM document for the string value.
* globalSearch( document, '^start' ); // Simple regex search (function recognizes prefix/suffix patterns: "^..." or "...$").