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jQuery Get Class Examples

Have you wanted to get class of an element or list of all class applied to an element using jQuery? In this article, I am going to share an easy way to do just that. Actual code is just 1 line, so it’s super easy to follow along.

Examples on using jQuery to Get Class

The following example assumes that there is a div with ID “my_div” and a list of all class applied to this div should be alerted, when “Get class” button is clicked.

Example: Using jQuery to get div class

<html>
<head>
<title>jQuery Get Class | Get All Class applied to an element using jQuery</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.8.2.min.js"></script>
</head>

<body>

<div id="my_div" class="Lorem ipsum dolor_spec sit amet">Hello World!</div>

<input type="submit" name="get" id="get" value="Get Class" />

<script type="text/javascript">

$('#get').click(function() {

	alert( $("#my_div").attr("class") );

});

</script> 
</body>
</html>
Simple, isn’t it?

Do you know of any other ways to get class  or get all class list applied to an element using jQuery? Feel free to suggest by commenting below.

2 Comments on jQuery Get Class Examples

  1. 1

    This is good. But how to select multiple class?

    • 2

      Hi Vasu,
      Do you mean how to get multiple classes so that you can use it in your code? If yes, you can simply assign the values to a var and use it in your code, instead of alerting it. Hope this answers your question.

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