check if element contains class jquery code example
Example 1: detect if an element has a class jQurey
$("#EL_ID").hasClass("CLASS_NAME");
Example 2: if a class exists jquery
if ($(".mydivclass").length){
// Do something if class exists
} else {
// Do something if class does not exist
}
Example 3: jquery check if element has class starting with
if(!$(this).is('[class*="answerbox"]')) {
//Finds element with no answerbox class
} else {
//The element has already an answerbox class
}
Example 4: has class in jquery
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>hasClass demo</title>
<style>
p {
margin: 8px;
font-size: 16px;
}
.selected {
color: red;
}
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p>This paragraph is black and is the first paragraph.</p>
<p class="selected">This paragraph is red and is the second paragraph.</p>
<div id="result1">First paragraph has selected class: </div>
<div id="result2">Second paragraph has selected class: </div>
<div id="result3">At least one paragraph has selected class: </div>
<script>
$( "#result1" ).append( $( "p" ).first().hasClass( "selected" ).toString() );
$( "#result2" ).append( $( "p" ).last().hasClass( "selected" ).toString() );
$( "#result3" ).append( $( "p" ).hasClass( "selected" ).toString() ) ;
</script>
</body>
</html>