javascript:
function addClass(id,new_class){
var i,n=0; new_class=new_class.split(","); for(i=0;i<new_class.length;i++){
if((" "+document.getElementById(id).className+" ").indexOf(" "+new_class[i]+" ")==-1){
document.getElementById(id).className+=" "+new_class[i];
n++;
}
} return n;
}
HTML:
<div id="changeme" class="big red"></div>
<button onclick="addClass('changeme', 'round')">Add a class</button>