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5.9.2 Outputting element symbol nesting

To output the object(s) that contain the current object’s or relationship’s symbol use:
containers
which answers the objects whose representations contain the first (from back to front) representation of the current object or relationship, in the oldest diagram representation of the current graph. The elements are sorted by area (smallest first), then by normal sorting order (type, id, oid).

Similarly, to output the objects contained in the current object’s symbol use:
contents
The elements are sorted by area (largest first), then by normal sorting order (type, id, oid).

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