[WEB4LIB] Can an element have two class attributes?

[Chris Gray]

The class attribute in HTML can take a list of class names as a value.
The class names must be separated by whitespace.  So the following is OK:

  <div class="class1 class2">some text or other</div>

Chris

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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, John Fitzgibbon wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am writing to enquire if an element can have two class attributes. I'm
> using JavaScript to hide or display an element based on two
> contingencies. Is the following allowed?
>
> <div class="reason1" class="reason2">Text to be hidden or
> displayed</div>
>
> Or should I use the next approach?
>
> <div " class="reason2"><div class="reason1>Text to be hidden or
> displayed</div></div>
>
>
> I know an element is allowed only one id attribute but do not know what
> the position is with regards to class. I have never seen an element with
> two class attributes.
>
> Any ideas would be most welcome.
>
> John Fitzgibbon
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