Glossary Term
Element.closest()
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The closest() method of the Element interface traverses the element and its parents (heading toward the document root) until it finds a node that matches the specified CSS selector.
Inputs: selectors A string of valid CSS selectors to match the Element and its ancestors against.
Returns: The closest ancestor Element or itself, which matches the selectors. If there is no such element, null is returned.
Exceptions: SyntaxError DOMException Thrown if the selectors is not a valid CSS selector.
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