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var item = document.getElementById(uid + '_item' + idx);
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document.querySelectorAll('#' + uid + ' .ts-mega-open').forEach(function(li){ li.classList.remove('ts-mega-open'); });
var ov = document.getElementById(uid + '_overlay');
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var d = document.getElementById(uid + '_drawer');
var b = document.getElementById(uid + '_burger');
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d.classList.toggle('ts-open');
if (b) b.classList.toggle('ts-open');
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var el = document.getElementById(id);
if (!el) return;
el.classList.toggle('ts-open');
};
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li.addEventListener('mouseenter', function(){
var btn = li.querySelector('button[onclick*="tsMegaToggle"]');
if (!btn) { tsMegaCloseAll('ts-topnav'); }
});
});
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