<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
    border: 1px solid black;
    margin: 5px;
}

</style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="example">
  <p>P element in first div with class="example". Div's index is 0.</p>
</div>

<div class="example color">
  <p>P element in first div with class="example color". Div's index is 0.</p>
</div>

<div class="example color">
  <p>P element in second div with class="example color". Div's index is 1.</p>
</div>

<p>Click the button to change the background color of the first div element with the classes "example" and "color".</p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> The getElementsByClassName() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.</p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementsByClassName("example color");
    x[0].style.backgroundColor = "red";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>