JQuery - Get the CSS class of an element

Question

I have an anchor as follows:

<a href="#" class="Menu">Text</a>

How can I get the CSS Class of this anchor using JQuery?

So in this case I would get "Menu".

I am able to add and remove CSS classes but I can't find a way to get the CSS classes of an element. What can I do ?

I won't vote as duplicate as the linked answers mainly use the slow solution (that is attr) instead of the native property. — Denys Séguret
– Denys Séguret, Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 15:18

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-25 15:25:37Z

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Use the native property :

$(selectorOrElement).get(0).className

Note that it's often answered to use attr('class'). Not only is there no gain in using a complex function instead of the native DOM property but it's also, quite naturally, much slower. See jsperf

edited Jul 25, 2013 at 15:25

answered Jul 25, 2013 at 15:13

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