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Element.matches()

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The matches() method of the Element interface tests whether the element would be selected by the specified CSS selector.

Inputs: selectors A string containing valid CSS selectors to test the Element against.

Returns: true if the Element matches the selectors. Otherwise, false.

Exceptions: SyntaxError DOMException Thrown if selectors cannot be parsed as a CSS selector list.

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