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Search for objects attached to the global JS object

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Simple recursive function to find objects that match the value of str hanging anywhere off the global JS object (window).

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function findInDOM(str, root, tree) {
	if(!root) 
		root = window;
	if(root.length<1) 
		return;
	for(var i in root) {
		if(i.indexOf(str) != -1) 
			console.log((tree || "window") + "." + i);
		if('[object Object]' === Object.prototype.toString.apply(root[i])) 
			findInDOM(str, root[i], (tree || "window") + "." + i);
	}
}
 
findInDOM("get");