Cannot add and remove class to html elements using Jquery

Question

HTML:

<ul class="navbar-nav">
    <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link" href="/Home/ProductAndServices">
        ProductAndServices
        </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="/Home/EligibilityCriteria">
        EligibilityCriteria
        </a>
    </li>                            
</ul>

Changing <li> element's class to 'active' by following code:

$('.navbar-nav li a').on('click', function () {
    $('.navbar-nav li.active').removeClass('active');
    $(this).parent().addClass('active');
});

is giving no error inside console, but not giving desired output.

Someone please help. Thanks in advance.

Please add your HTML preferably as a minimal reproducible example — Jon P
– Jon P, Commented May 23, 2022 at 5:12
cannot reproduce it. Please provide the code that reproduces the issue. — trincot
– trincot, Commented May 23, 2022 at 5:25
If you are navigating via href how would your on click work? It navigates or reloads — Suraj Rao
– Suraj Rao, Commented May 23, 2022 at 5:31
It makes no difference, when a new page is loaded in the browser, it is a brand new page, regardless of shared layout. New URL , new page. — Jon P
– Jon P, Commented May 23, 2022 at 6:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-23 05:16:08Z

0

This might work:

$(this).parent.addClass('active');

I believe you're trying to refer to the parent element which is not a function. Maybe that's why the code doesn't work!

edited May 23, 2022 at 5:16

answered May 23, 2022 at 5:13

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3 Comments

asprin Over a year ago

jQuery does support .parent(). At least I used to remember that, it's been so long now since I last used it

zer00ne Over a year ago

It still exists .parent()

Oxin Over a year ago

this is not working

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