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How to write a switch statement in jQuery/Javascript to test if an element has a particular class?

rated 0 times [ 189] [ 3] / answers: 1 / hits: 47032 / 13 Years ago, thu, september 15, 2011, 12:00:00

This is the structure of the if-else statement I am using:

$('.myclass a').click(function() {

   if ($(this).hasClass('class1')) {

        //do something

   } else if ($(this).hasClass('class2')) {

        //do something

   } else if ($(this).hasClass('class3')) {

        //do something

   } else if ($(this).hasClass('class4')) {

        //do something

   } else {

        //do something

   }

});

There are quite a number of cases already and I thought using a switch statement would be neater. How do I do it in jQuery/javascript?

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answered 13 Years ago josefn · Accepted Answer

The problem is that an user could have more than one class. Otherwise you could do:

$('.myclass a').click(function() {

   var className = $(this).attr('class');

   switch(className){

      case 'class1':

     //put your cases here

   }

});