closest-element

Find the closest element that matches a selector or an element

Usage

closest(element, selectorOrElement, [rootElement = null, [excludeSelf = false]])

element, the first element.

selectorOrElement, a string of selector expression or an element to match elements against.

rootElement, if matches current element, this function will stop traversing up.

excludeSelf, whether skip self from matching.

Returns matched element, or null if no element found.

Example:

<nav>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

import closest from 'closest-element'
 
closest(document.querySelector('ul'), 'ul') // returns <ul>
closest(document.querySelector('ul'), 'ul', true) // returns null
closest(document.querySelector('a'), 'ul li', document.querySelector('li')) // <li>
closest(document.querySelector('a'), 'ul', document.querySelector('li')) // false
closest(document.querySelector('a'), document.querySelector('nav')) // <nav>

Files

src/
  - cloest.js // in es6

dist/
  - closest.cjs.js // CMD
  - closest.es6.js // ES6 module, compiled with Buble
  - closest.js     // UMD