jquery highlight the link when clicked

Question

How do I use jquery to highlight the link when I click on it?

For example, when I click on the link class1_1, I want to make this link red (or another color).

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Answer 1

This should work:

Javascript:

$(function(){
    $('.class1').click(function() {
        $(this).toggleClass('active1');
    });
});

CSS:

a.class1 { color: red; }
a.active1 { color: blue; }

HTML:

some text

Its better to use toggleClass (2 in 1) instead of addClass/removeClass.