Living Standard — Last Updated 22 May 2014
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@@ -5306,7 +5306,8 @@
5.8 Interface Attr setAttributeNode(Attr newAttr);
Attr removeAttributeNode(Attr oldAttr);
-->
- boolean matches(DOMString selectors);
+ Element? closest(DOMString selectors);
+ boolean matches(DOMString selectors);
HTMLCollection getElementsByTagName(DOMString localName);
HTMLCollection getElementsByTagNameNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString localName);
@@ -5848,18 +5849,23 @@ 5.8 Interface
- element . matches(selectors)
- Returns true if matching selectors against
+
element . closest(selectors)
+ Returns the first (starting at element)
+ inclusive ancestor that matches
+ selectors, and null otherwise.
+
+
element . matches(selectors)
+ Returns true if matching selectors against
element's root yields
element, and false otherwise.
-To match a selectors string selectors against a
+
To match a selectors string selectors against a
set, run these steps:
Let s be the result of
- parse a selector from selectors.
+ parse a selector from selectors.
[SELECTORS]
If s is failure, throw a
@@ -5871,9 +5877,26 @@
5.8 Interface set. [SELECTORS]
+The closest(selectors)
+method must run these steps:
+
+
+ Let elements be context object's
+ inclusive ancestor that are
+ elements, in reverse
+ tree order.
+
+
For each element in elements, return
+ element if element is in the result of running
+ match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
+ of element.
+
+
Return null.
+
+
The matches(selectors)
method must return true if the context object is in the result of running
-match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
+match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
of context object, and false otherwise.
5.8 Interface
- element . matches(selectors)
- Returns true if matching selectors against
+
element . closest(selectors)
+ Returns the first (starting at element)
+ inclusive ancestor that matches
+ selectors, and null otherwise.
+
+
element . matches(selectors)
+ Returns true if matching selectors against
element's root yields
element, and false otherwise.
-To match a selectors string selectors against a
+
To match a selectors string selectors against a
set, run these steps:
Let s be the result of
- parse a selector from selectors.
+ parse a selector from selectors.
[SELECTORS]
If s is failure, throw a
@@ -5871,9 +5877,26 @@
5.8 Interface set. [SELECTORS]
+The closest(selectors)
+method must run these steps:
+
+
+ Let elements be context object's
+ inclusive ancestor that are
+ elements, in reverse
+ tree order.
+
+
For each element in elements, return
+ element if element is in the result of running
+ match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
+ of element.
+
+
Return null.
+
+
The matches(selectors)
method must return true if the context object is in the result of running
-match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
+match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
of context object, and false otherwise.
-
-
element . matches(selectors)-Returns true if matching selectors against +
element . closest(selectors)+Returns the first (starting at element) + inclusive ancestor that matches + selectors, and null otherwise. + +
element . matches(selectors)+Returns true if matching selectors against element's root yields element, and false otherwise.
To match a selectors string selectors against a +
To match a selectors string selectors against a set, run these steps:
Let s be the result of - parse a selector from selectors. + parse a selector from selectors. [SELECTORS]
If s is failure, throw a @@ -5871,9 +5877,26 @@
5.8 Interface
set. [SELECTORS]
The closest(selectors)
+method must run these steps:
+
+
-
+
Let elements be context object's + inclusive ancestor that are + elements, in reverse + tree order. + +
For each element in elements, return + element if element is in the result of running + match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting + of element. + +
Return null. +
The matches(selectors)
method must return true if the context object is in the result of running
-match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
+match a selectors string selectors against a set consisting
of context object, and false otherwise.