Error in IE 11 browser - EXCEPTION: Object doesn't support property or method 'matches' , other browser it works fine

Question

In my case, the webpage works fine in firefox and chrome browser but in IE v.11 it shows error as error comes in IE 11 DEVELOPER TOOLS. The error shows up in developer tools of the IE 11. The error does not allow to open a perticular link , on clicking it shows the following error.

polyfills.ts -

* BROWSER POLYFILLS
 */

/** IE9, IE10 and IE11 requires all of the following polyfills. **/
import 'core-js/es6/symbol';
import 'core-js/es6/object';
import 'core-js/es6/function';
import 'core-js/es6/parse-int';
import 'core-js/es6/parse-float';
import 'core-js/es6/number';
import 'core-js/es6/math';
import 'core-js/es6/string';
import 'core-js/es6/date';
import 'core-js/es6/array';
import 'core-js/es6/regexp';
import 'core-js/es6/map';
import 'core-js/es6/set';

/** IE10 and IE11 requires the following for NgClass support on SVG elements */
import 'classlist.js';  // Run `npm install --save classlist.js`.

/** IE10 and IE11 requires the following to support `@angular/animation`. */
 import 'web-animations-js';  // Run `npm install --save web-animations-js`.


/** Evergreen browsers require these. **/
import 'core-js/es6/reflect';
import 'core-js/es7/reflect';


/** ALL Firefox browsers require the following to support `@angular/animation`. **/
// import 'web-animations-js';  // Run `npm install --save web-animations-js`.



/***************************************************************************************************
 * Zone JS is required by Angular itself.
 */
import 'zone.js/dist/zone';  // Included with Angular CLI.



/***************************************************************************************************
 * APPLICATION IMPORTS
 */

/**
 * Date, currency, decimal and percent pipes.
 * Needed for: All but Chrome, Firefox, Edge, IE11 and Safari 10
 */
// import 'intl';  // Run `npm install --save intl`.

tsconfig.spec.json -

"compilerOptions": {
    "sourceMap": true,
    "declaration": false,
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "lib": [
      "es2016"
    ],
    "outDir": "../out-tsc/spec",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "target": "es6",
    "baseUrl": "",
    "types": [
      "jasmine",
      "node"
    ]
  },
  "files": [
    "test.ts"
  ],
  "include": [
    "**/*.spec.ts"
  ]
}

tsconfig.json

{
  "compileOnSave": false,
  "compilerOptions": {
    "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "declaration": false,
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "target": "es5",
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "lib": [
      "es2015"
    ]
  }
}

Answer 1

I was facing same issue after I updated my project from Angular 5 to 6. I found a solution with help of Derek Brown's comment. The solution is to add the following in the polyfill.ts file:

if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
  Element.prototype.matches = Element.prototype.msMatchesSelector;
}

Answer 2

For those using Angular 6 and 7 (typescript) you should modify Sanjay Gupta's answer below with:

if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
  Element.prototype.matches = (<any>Element.prototype).msMatchesSelector ||
    Element.prototype.webkitMatchesSelector;
}

The casting (well, untyping, really) allows the transpiler to parse the undefined method.