this.classList.remove('active'); code example

Example 1: add to classlist javascript

Add multiple classes to a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDIV").classList.add("mystyle", "anotherClass", "thirdClass");

Remove a class from a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDIV").classList.remove("mystyle");

Remove multiple classes from a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDIV").classList.remove("mystyle", "anotherClass", "thirdClass");

Toggle between two classes for a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDIV").classList.toggle("newClassName");

Find out if an element has a "mystyle" class:
document.getElementById("myDIV").classList.contains("mystyle");

Example 2: .classList

// .classList method returns an array of the classes attached to the element it is called with.
document.getElementById("myDIV").classList
// It returns
// [ 'className1', 'className2', ... ]