Question

How would I add a class to an object of a specific class upon click? The elements that should gain an extra class contain the “date” class.

$(".date").bind("click",addClass());

function addClass(){
//objectClicked.className+=""
}

I’m having trouble figuring out how to identify the exact element that was clicked.

Answer 1

In a jQuery event handler, this is bound to the source element of the event, so your can use $(this).addClass('yourClass'); to add the new class to the clicked element.

$(".date").bind("click", addClass);

function addClass() {
    $(this).addClass('yourClass');
}

Also, watch out that you don’t invoke the addClass function in the call to bind. That won’t work. You need to pass the function itself as I have.