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jQuery hasClass() Method

❮ jQuery HTML/CSS Methods

Example

Check if any <p> element has a class named "intro":

$("button").click(function(){
  alert($("p").hasClass("intro"));
});
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Definition and Usage

The hasClass() method checks if any of the selected elements have a specified class name.

If ANY of the selected elements has the specified class name, this method will return "true".


Syntax

$(selector).hasClass(classname)

Parameter Description
classname Required. Specifies the class name to search for in the selected elements

❮ jQuery HTML/CSS Methods