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JavaScript: Determine If an Element Has a Class

Determine if an HTML element has a class assigned to it.

This super simple function determines if an HTML element is using a particular class.

function hasClass(element, className) {
	if (element.classList) {
		return element.classList.contains(className);
	} else {
		return new RegExp("(^| )" + className + "( |$)", "gi").test(element.className);
	}
}

Example usage:

<html>
	<head><title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
	function hasClass(element, className) {
		if (element.classList) {
			return element.classList.contains(className);
		} else {
			return new RegExp("(^| )" + className + "( |$)", "gi").test(element.className);
		}
	}
	window.onload = function () {
		if (hasClass(document.getElementById("div"), "bottom")) {
			alert("has the class 'bottom'");
		}
	};
</script>
	</head>
<body>
	<div id="div" class="abs right bottom float"></div>
</body>
</html>

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