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Finds all elements on the page, including those within shadow dom — iterator version
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findall_elements_deep.js
/**
* Inspired by ebidel@ (https://gist.github.com/ebidel/1b418134837a7dde7d76ed36288c1d16)
* @author surma@
* License Apache-2.0
*/
function* collectAllElementsDeep(selector = '*', root = document.all) {
for (const el of root) {
if (!el.matches(selector))
continue;
yield el;
// If the element has a shadow root, dig deeper.
if (el.shadowRoot)
yield* collectAllElementsDeep(selector, el.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('*'));
}
}
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valdrinkoshi commented Apr 18, 2018 •
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Shouldn't it keep digging deeper even if the element doesn't match the selector? Basically change the if condition to

  if (el.matches(selector))
    yield el;

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surma commented Apr 18, 2018

That’s just as valid. The current behavior is an intended choice by me, but as you say, can easily be changed :D

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