jQuery UI addClass

Overview

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addClass( class, [duration] )

Adds the specified class to each of the set of matched elements with an optional transition between the states.

Dependencies

  • Effects Core

Example

Adds the class 'selected' to the matched elements with a one second transition.

$("p").click(function () {


      $(this).addClass("selected", 1000);


    });




<!DOCTYPE html>


<html>


<head>


  <link href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>


  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5/jquery.min.js"></script>


  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>


  <script src="http://ui.jquery.com/latest/ui/effects.core.js"></script>


<style type="text/css">


  p { cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.2em; }


  .selected { color:red; }


</style>


  <script>


  $(document).ready(function() {


    $("p").click(function () {


      $(this).addClass("selected", 1000);


    });


  });


  </script>


</head>


<body style="font-size:62.5%;">


  <p>Click me to add a 'selected' class.</p>


<p>Click me to add a 'selected' class.</p>


<p>Click me to add a 'selected' class.</p>


</body>


</html>

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