jQuery - Get and Set CSS Classes
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With jQuery, it is easy to manipulate the style of elements.
jQuery Manipulating CSS
jQuery has several methods for CSS manipulation. We will look at the
following methods:
addClass() - Adds one or more classes to the selected elements
removeClass() - Removes one or more classes from the selected elements
toggleClass() - Toggles between adding/removing classes from the selected elements
css() - Sets or returns the style attribute
Example Stylesheet
The following stylesheet will be used for all the examples on this page:
.important
{
font-weight: bold;
font-size: xx-large;
}
.blue
{
color: blue;
}
jQuery addClass() Method
The following example shows how to add class attributes to different
elements. Of course you can select multiple elements, when adding classes:
Example
$("button").click(function(){
$("h1, h2, p").addClass("blue");
$("div").addClass("important");
});
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You can also specify multiple classes within the addClass() method:
Example
$("button").click(function(){
$("#div1").addClass("important blue");
});
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jQuery removeClass() Method
The following example shows how to remove a specific class attribute from different
elements:
Example
$("button").click(function(){
$("h1, h2, p").removeClass("blue");
});
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jQuery toggleClass() Method
The following example will show how to use the jQuery toggleClass() method.
This method toggles between adding/removing classes from the selected elements:
Example
$("button").click(function(){
$("h1, h2, p").toggleClass("blue");
});
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jQuery css() Method
The jQuery css() method will be explained in the next chapter.
jQuery Exercises
Test Yourself With Exercises
Exercise:
Use a jQuery method to add the "important" class to a <p> element.
$("p").("");
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jQuery CSS Reference
For a complete overview of all jQuery CSS methods, please go to our jQuery HTML/CSS Reference.
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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/jquery_css_classes.asp