Add Class

add class to parent if it has child with specific class

by Ian Roberts

HTML

<div class="ab-item"><span class="display-name"></span></div>

CSS

* {
    height:100px;
    width:100px;
    background:red;
}
.ab-item {
    background:#009950;
}
.admin-link {
    background:#333;
}

JavaScript

// add class to parent if it has child with specific class
if ($(".ab-item span").hasClass("display-name") ) {
 $( ".ab-item" ).addClass( "admin-link" );
}