get class
document.getElementById('id').classList
document.getElementById('id').className
add/remove
document.getElementById('id').classList.add('class');
document.getElementById('id').classList.remove('class');
document.getElementById('id').classList.remove('class');
add/remove using JQuery
$j('#MyElement').addClass('MyClass');
$j('#MyElement').removeClass('MyClass');
$j('#MyElement').toggleClass('MyClass');
$j('#MyElement').removeClass('MyClass');
$j('#MyElement').toggleClass('MyClass');
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