Element.matchParent method

Element › matchParent

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Matches the selector recursively up the DOM tree.

Signature:

matchParent(selector: string, lastParent?: Element | undefined): Element | null

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
selector	string	The selector to match the parent with.
lastParent?	Element | undefined	The last parent to stop matching against.

Returns: Element | null — The matched element or null if no match is found.

Example:

const element = createEl('p');
console.log(element.matchParent('p')); // <p></p>
console.log(element.matchParent('strong')); // null
const child = element.createEl('strong');
console.log(child.matchParent('strong')); // <strong></strong>
console.log(child.matchParent('p')); // <p></p>
const grandchild = child.createEl('em');
console.log(grandchild.matchParent('p', child)); // null