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                                                    <input type='text' name='input_10.6' id='input_2_10_6' value=''   aria-required='true'     />
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        allA6TabsTitle[i].classList.remove('open');
    }
    let accordionDetailA6 = accordionControl.closest('.mccberg-tab-content')

    // Assuming accordionDetailA6 is the element you are working with
    let matchedClass = Array.from(accordionDetailA6.classList).find(className => 
    className.startsWith('mccberg-tab-content-')
    );
    // Extract the number at the end of the matched class
    let indexNumber = matchedClass ? matchedClass.split('-').pop() : null;

    // Output the number
    allA6TabsTitle[indexNumber-1].classList.add('open')
    accordionDetailA6.classList.add('open');
    }
    function idLinkScrollFix(hash) {
        setTimeout(function() {

            var one_trust_cookie_panel = document.getElementById("onetrust-banner-sdk");
            let wp_admin_bar = document.getElementById('wpadminbar');
            let admin_bar_offset_height = wp_admin_bar ? wp_admin_bar.offsetHeight : 0;
            let cookie_present = one_trust_cookie_panel && !one_trust_cookie_panel.style.visibility;
            let cookie_gone = one_trust_cookie_panel && one_trust_cookie_panel.style.visibility === 'hidden';
            let cookie_height = cookie_present && !cookie_gone ? one_trust_cookie_panel.offsetHeight : 0;
            let mastheadElement = document.getElementById('masthead');
            let masthead = mastheadElement ? mastheadElement.offsetHeight : 0;
            let brand_headerElement = document.getElementsByClassName('brand-header')[0];
            let brand_header = brand_headerElement ? brand_headerElement.offsetHeight : 0;
            let height_to_adjust = admin_bar_offset_height + masthead + brand_header + cookie_height + 16;
            let el_to_scroll_to = document.getElementById(hash.replace("#", ''));
            if (el_to_scroll_to) {
                let position = el_to_scroll_to.getBoundingClientRect();
                window.scrollTo(position.left, position.top - height_to_adjust + window.scrollY);
            }
        }, 500);
    }
</script>
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