if == class

[kade119]

What i'm trying to do but am a complete beginner.. is write a small php script that will make my menu item active based on the class and not the 'a' tag  could someone help me?

 

$class =  ???

 

<div id="serviceBox">
<span class="jFlowControl"><a class="s-item1" <?php if ($class == 's-item1'){ ?>class="active"<?php } ?>></a></span>
<span class="jFlowControl s-item2"><a></a></span>
<span class="jFlowControl"><a class="s-item3"></a></span>
<span class="jFlowControl"><a class="s-item4"></a></span>
<span class="jFlowControl"><a class="s-item5"></a></span>
</div>

[ignace]

First, it's:

 

class="s-item1 active" and not class="s-item1" class="active"

 

Second, what does $class contain? How does it get a value? AJAX?

[kade119]

it currently contains nothing... i'm not sure where to begin..

 

i just know i need an "if else statement" that tells my "a" tag to use the active class if it's clicked...

[sspoke]

echo or print forgot them?

[Mchl]

That's job for JavaScript not PHP

[seventheyejosh]

+1 Javascript, Assuming this is based off of, say a click, and not off of the active url or anything.