Javascript/jQuery - How do I obtain name of the class of clicked element?

Question

I googled and googled and I concluded that it\'s very hard to get answer on my own.

I am trying to use jquery or JavaScript to get a property of clicked element. I c

Answer 1

$(document).click(function(e){
    var clickElement = e.target;  // get the dom element clicked.
    var elementClassName = e.target.className;  // get the classname of the element clicked
});

this supports on clicking anywhere of the page. if the element you clicked doesn't have a class name, it will return null or empty string.