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How to add class to element only if it already does not have it?

rated 0 times [ 92] [ 5] / answers: 1 / hits: 25412 / 12 Years ago, thu, march 1, 2012, 12:00:00

How to add a class to an element only if it already does not have it? Say we don't know if the element has class=desired_class ... but we want to make sure it has.

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answered 12 Years ago benitoh · Accepted Answer

try this

var elem = $('selector');

if(!elem.hasClass('desired_class')){

  elem.addClass('desired_class');

 }