how to set string value from css class?

Question

I have the following css

<div class="test"></div>

I want to set string "test" in variable like this:

var $stringvalue = $('.test').class(); /*but seems wrong statment*/

Please clarify. This is really unclear – Itay Sep 10 '13 at 08:11 — Itay, Sep 10 '13 at 08:11
var $stringvalue = "test" should be result – Bhojendra Rauniyar Sep 10 '13 at 08:11 — Bhojendra Rauniyar, Sep 10 '13 at 08:11
I call it programming with closed eyes. – Ram Sep 10 '13 at 08:15 — Ram, Sep 10 '13 at 08:15
Don't you notice there is `test` in `$('.test')` ? – xdazz Sep 10 '13 at 08:16 — xdazz, Sep 10 '13 at 08:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '13 at 08:12

You can use the .attr() function.

var $stringvalue = $('.test').attr("class");

Notice this will return all the classes that were set in the class attribute on the original DOM.

You can also use the native className property to get an array of class names.

var classes = $('.test')[0].className.split(/\s+/)`

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '13 at 08:12

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Use .attr()

var $stringvalue = $('.test').attr('class');

attr('class') will get the class attribute of div with class of test.

answered Sep 10 '13 at 08:12

Dipesh Parmar

@down voter...why.?? can you please explain.. – Dipesh Parmar Sep 10 '13 at 08:13

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 10 '13 at 08:13

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var $stringvalue = $('.test').class();

should be

var $stringvalue = $('.test').attr('class');

answered Sep 10 '13 at 08:13

Engineer

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