add class to a variable javascript code example

Example 1: js add class

var element = document.getElementById('element');
element.classList.add('class-1');
element.classList.add('class-2', 'class-3');
element.classList.remove('class-3');

Example 2: javascript add class to element

var someElement= document.getElementById("myElement");
    someElement.className += " newclass";//add "newclass" to element (space in front is important)