jQuery UI switchClass

Overview

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switchClass( remove, add, [duration] )

Switches from the class defined in the first argument to the class defined as second argument, using an optional transition.

Dependencies

  • Effects Core

Example

Switch the class 'highlight' to 'blue' when a paragraph is clicked with a one second transition.

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


      $(this).switchClass("highlight", "blue", 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 { margin: 4px; font-size:16px; font-weight:bolder; 


      cursor:pointer; }


  .blue { background: blue; }


  .highlight { background:yellow; }


</style>


  <script>


  $(document).ready(function() {


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


      $(this).switchClass("highlight", "blue", 1000);


    });


  });


  </script>


</head>


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


  


<p class="highlight">Click to switch</p>


<p class="highlight">to blue</p>


<p class="highlight">on these</p>


<p class="highlight">paragraphs</p>





</body>


</html>

Arguments