instance method Element#match
Element#match(selector) → boolean
-
selector
(String
) – A CSS selector.
Checks if element
matches the given CSS selector.
Examples
<ul id="fruits">
<li id="apples">
<ul>
<li id="golden-delicious">Golden Delicious</li>
<li id="mutsu" class="yummy">Mutsu</li>
<li id="mcintosh" class="yummy">McIntosh</li>
<li id="ida-red">Ida Red</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Then:
$('fruits').match('ul');
// -> true
$('mcintosh').match('li#mcintosh.yummy');
// -> true
$('fruits').match('p');
// -> false
This method can be called either as an instance method or as a generic method. If calling as a generic, pass the instance in as the first argument.