jquery call css name code example

Example 1: jquery add style

//revising Ankur's answer
//Syntax:
$(selector).css({property-name:property-value});

//Example:
$('.bodytext').css({'color':'red'});

Example 2: jquery get class name

//jQuery get class name of element 
var className=$('#myElementID').attr('class');

Example 3: how to get class name in jquery

var className = $('#sidebar').attr('class');