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<body ng-app="myApp">
<input type="button" value="Add Class" ng-click="instance='newClass'" />
<input type="button" value="Remove Classs" ng-click="instance=''" />
<div class="defaultClass" ng-class="instance">Sample Text</div>
</body>
var app = angular.module("myApp",[]);
div{ padding: 10px; color: #fff; }
.defaultClass{ background: #148fa1; }
.newClass { background: #2e7cb8; }