How to add an active class to the current element with JavaScript?



To add an active class to the current element with JavaScript, the code is as follows −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <style>    .btn {       border: none;       outline: none;       padding: 10px 16px;       background-color: #6ea2f0;       cursor: pointer;       color:white;       font-size: 18px;    }    .active, .btn:hover {       background-color: #666;       color: white;    } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Active Button Example</h1> <div id="sampleDiv"> <button class="btn">Giraffe</button> <button class="btn active">Cow</button> <button class="btn">Lion</button> <button class="btn">Leopard</button> <button class="btn">Cheetah</button> </div> <h2>Press any of the above button to set it class to active</h2> <script>    var btns = document.querySelectorAll(".btn");    Array.from(btns).forEach(item => {       item.addEventListener("click", () => {          var selected = document.getElementsByClassName("active");          selected[0].className = selected[0].className.replace(" active", "");          item.className += " active";       });    }); </script> </body> </html>

Output

The above code will produce the following output −

On clicking any other button −

Updated on: 2020-05-08T13:35:43+05:30

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