How do I add a class to a given element?

Question

I have an element that already has a class:

Answer 1

For those using Lodash and wanting to update className string:

// get element reference
var elem = document.getElementById('myElement');

// add some classes. Eg. 'nav' and 'nav header'
elem.className = _.chain(elem.className).split(/[\s]+/).union(['nav','navHeader']).join(' ').value()

// remove the added classes
elem.className = _.chain(elem.className).split(/[\s]+/).difference(['nav','navHeader']).join(' ').value()