animating addClass/removeClass with jQuery
Since you are not worried about IE, why not just use css transitions to provide the animation and jQuery to change the classes. Live example: http://jsfiddle.net/tw16/JfK6N/
#someDiv{ -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease;}
Another solution (but it requires jQueryUI as pointed out by Richard Neil Ilagan in comments) :-
addClass, removeClass and toggleClass also accepts a second argument; the time duration to go from one state to the other.
$(this).addClass('abc',1000);See jsfiddle:- http://jsfiddle.net/6hvZT/1/
You could use jquery ui's switchClass, Heres an example:
$( "selector" ).switchClass( "oldClass", "newClass", 1000, "easeInOutQuad" );Or see this jsfiddle.