.
*
* @since 2.7.0
*
* @param array $elements Elements to list.
* @return int Number of root elements.
*/
public function get_number_of_root_elements( $elements ) {
$num = 0;
$parent_field = $this->db_fields['parent'];
foreach ( $elements as $e ) {
if ( empty( $e->$parent_field ) ) {
++$num;
}
}
return $num;
}
/**
* Unsets all the children for a given top level element.
*
* @since 2.7.0
*
* @param object $element The top level element.
* @param array $children_elements The children elements.
*/
public function unset_children( $element, &$children_elements ) {
if ( ! $element || ! $children_elements ) {
return;
}
$id_field = $this->db_fields['id'];
$id = $element->$id_field;
if ( ! empty( $children_elements[ $id ] ) && is_array( $children_elements[ $id ] ) ) {
foreach ( (array) $children_elements[ $id ] as $child ) {
$this->unset_children( $child, $children_elements );
}
}
unset( $children_elements[ $id ] );
}
}