Test if a selector matches a given element

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For the benefit of those visiting this page after lo these many years, this functionality is now implemented in all modern browsers as element.matches without vendor prefix (except for ms for MS browsers other than Edge 15, and webkit for Android/KitKat). See http://caniuse.com/matchesselector.

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