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14 changes: 10 additions & 4 deletions features/target-within.yml
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name: :target-within
description: The `:target-within` CSS pseudo-class matches the element with an ID matching the URL fragment and its ancestors.
spec: https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors-4/#the-target-within-pseudo
spec: https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/WD-selectors-4-20220507/#the-target-within-pseudo
group: selectors
# BCD key removed due to no implementation. See https://github.com/web-platform-dx/web-features/issues/2339
# compat_features:
# - css.selectors.target-within
discouraged:
# reason: The `:target-within` pseudo-class was dropped from the specification in favor of `:has(:target)`.
# removal_date: 2023-08-16
according_to:
- https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors-4/#the-target-pseudo
- https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/8357
alternatives:
- has
- target
4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions scripts/specs.ts
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[
"https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11426",
"This is where speculation rules' prefetch is in the process of being spec'd. Once the PR merges, change the spec url in `speculation-rules`, and remove this exception."
],
[
"https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/WD-selectors-4-20220507/#the-target-within-pseudo",
"Allowed because this is where the feature last appeared in the spec before removal."
]
];

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