jQuery attr()
get class list from element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Get Class List for Element</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ // Get class list string var classList = $("#myDiv").attr("class"); // Creating class array by splitting class list string var classArr = classList.split(/\s+/); $.each(classArr, function(index, value){ $("body").append("<p>" + index + ": " + value + "</p>"); });/*from w w w. j av a2 s . c o m*/ }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div id="myDiv" class="foo bar bazz"> <p>This is a paragraph inside DIV element</p> </div> <button type="button">Get Div Class List</button> </body> </html>