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Element.closest(selector) polyfill
/**
* Element.closest(selector) polyfill
*
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/closest#Polyfill
*/
(function(){
if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
Element.prototype.matches = Element.prototype.msMatchesSelector || Element.prototype.webkitMatchesSelector;
}
if (!Element.prototype.closest) {
Element.prototype.closest = function(s) {
var el = this;
do {
if (el.matches(s)) return el;
el = el.parentElement || el.parentNode;
} while (el !== null && el.nodeType === 1);
return null;
};
}
})();
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