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# hasClass()

Checks whether the component has the specified CSS class.

## Signature

`hasClass(Object element, String className)`

## Parameters

**_element_:** Type: `Object`. The component to check.

**_className_:** Type: `String`. The CSS class name to check for.

## Returns

**Type: `Boolean`** Returns `true` if the specified class is found for the component, or `false` otherwise.

## Sample Code

```javascript
// find a component with aura:id="myCmp" in markup
var myCmp = component.find("myCmp");
$A.util.hasClass(myCmp, "myClass");
```