To allow animating the changes to the CSS properties and to add specified classes to the matched elements while animating the changes, the jQuery addclass() method is used.
Syntax 1: Basic syntax: Added in version 1.0:
.addClass( className, [duration], [easing], [complete] )
Parameters:
- ClassName: Used to specify a string containing one or more CSS classes, where each CSS class is separated by space, in case there are multiple CSS classes.
- Duration: Used to define the time duration in milliseconds with a default value of 400. To take the element directly to the new style, without progress, the 0 value is passed to this parameter.
- Easing: Used to specify a string indicating the way to progress in the effect. The default value of this parameter is swing.
- Complete: Called for each element as a callback method when the effect is completed for an element.
Syntax 2: Added in version 1.9:
The children option is also supported by the new version 1.9 of jQueryUI. It also animates descendant elements.
Syntax:
.addClass( className [, options ] )
Parameters:
-
className: Used to specify a string containing one or more CSS classes, where each CSS class is separated by space, in case there are multiple CSS classes.
-
options: Used to specify all the animation settings, where each property is optional. It can take any value from the below-mentioned possible values:
-
Duration: Used to specify a number or string to indicate the time duration of the effect in milliseconds with a default value of 400. To take the element directly to the new style, the 0 value is passed to this parameter.
-
Easing: Used to specify a string to indicate the way to progress in the effect. The default value of this parameter is swing.
-
Complete: Called for each element as a callback method when the effect is completed for this element.
-
Children: Used to specify a Boolean type value to determine whether the animation should additionally be applied to all descendants of the matched elements. The default value of this parameter is false.
-
Queue: Used to specify a Boolean type value to determine whether to place the animation in the effects queue. The default value of this parameter is TRUE.
Example1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI addClass Example</title>
<link href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<style>
.element {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
background-color: crimson;
color:white;
text-align:center;
}
.newClass {
font-size: 25px; background-color: white; color: crimson;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.button').click(function() {
if (this.id == "add") {
$('#Target').addClass("newClass", "fast")
} else {
$('#Target').removeClass("newClass", "fast")
}
})
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id=Target class="element">
Hello World!!
</div>
<br>
<button class="button" id="add">Add New Class</button>
<button class="button" id="remove">Remove New Class</button>
</body>
</html>
Explanation:
In the above example, we are displaying the use and behavior of the jQueryUI addclass() by passing a single class.
Example 2:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI addClass Example</title>
<link href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<!-- CSS -->
<style>
.crimson { color: crimson; }
.big { font-size: 3em; }
.spaced { padding: 0.5em; }
</style>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.button').click(function() {
$( "#hello" ).addClass( "crimson big spaced", 1500 );
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p id="hello">Hello World!!</p>
<button class="button">Click Me</button>
</body>
</html>
Explanation:
In the above example, we are displaying the use and behavior of the jQueryUI addclass() by passing multiple classes.
