Hi, I'm just starting to use jQuery and, while I'm not much of a coder, I
love the way it works. I was developing a project using the Prototype
library, but after discovering jQuery I'm converting everything. I'm finding
it straightforward but I have a request for a clarification on something.
I have a function that branches depending on the class name of the element
that was passed to it.
Using Prototype:
function checkState(id) {
if ($(id).className == "something") { etc
but in jQuery it doesn't work. It does work if I use:
if ($(id).attr("class") == ""something") { etc
I'm just wondering, as a beginner, if that would be the most 'correct' way
to do it.
Also, if I want to toggle the class name of an element between say "active"
and "inactive" what is the easiest way to do that? From the documentation I
see that addClass won't replace the existing class so it looks like the best
way is to use the attr(key,value) method and do something like:
$(id).attr("class", "active")
It works, I'm just looking for 'best practise' advice.
Thanks
Miles
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