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

$('#ele').click(function() {
    alert($(this).attr('class'));
});

And here are all of the attribute functions.

http://api.jquery.com/category/attributes/