addClass(class) adds the specified class(es) to each of the set of matched elements.
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p:last").addClass("selected"); }); </script> <style> .selected { color:red; } </style> </head> <body> <body> <p>A</p> <p>B</p> <p>C</p> </body> </html>