Quick Reference
The Element matches() method returns true if an element matches a specific CSS selector or selectors.
<!-- html element to place output -->
<p id="my_output" class="section"></p>// variable
let my_element = document.getElementById('my_output');
// output to the HTML element
if (my_element.matches('.section, .subsection')) {
my_element.innerHTML = 'This element matches at least one of the specified classes.';
}
else {
my_element.innerHTML = 'This element does not match any of the specified selectors.';
}Output
This element matches at least one of the specified classes.Syntax
element.matches(selectors)JavaScript Notes:
- When using JavaScript, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- JavaScript is a case-sensitive language; firstName is NOT the same as firstname
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
- JavaScript variables must begin with a letter, $, or _
- JavaScript variables are case sensitive (x is not the same as X)
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