Add/Remove class to parent DOM element React js

Question

I want to add/remove class from parent DOM element while click on add/remove button like if i click on add class button then it add new class name "clicked" to parent div and remove that class when click on remove class button:

index.html

<div class="main-div">

  <div class="second-div" id="config">
  </div>

</div>

config.jsx

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import Main from 'Main';

ReactDOM.render(
    <Main/>,
    document.getElementById('config')
);

Main.jsx

import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
import React from "react";
import createReactClass from "create-react-class";


export default createReactClass({
    getInitialState() {
        return {
            show-main-div: false
    };
    },

    addClass() {
    // want to add new class on parent DOM element i.e <div class="main-div">
    },

    render: function () {
        return (
            <div>
                <button className="add-class" onClick={() => {this.addClass()}}>
                    Add Class
                </button>
        <button className="remove-class" onClick={() => {this.removeClass()}}>
                    Remove Class
                </button>
            </div>
        );
    }
});

Answer 1

Assign a ref and add/remove the required class:

addClass() {
    this.divRef.current.classList.add('main-div')
},
removeClass() {
   this.divRef.current.classList.remove('main-div')
}

    render: function () {
        return (
            <div ref={this.divRef}>
                <button className="add-class" onClick={() => {this.addClass()}}>
                    Add Class
                </button>
        <button className="remove-class" onClick={() => {this.removeClass()}}>
                    Remove Class
                </button>
            </div>
        );
    }

// note: you have to create a ref inside the constructor:
this.divRef = React.createRef()

Answer 2

I'd suggest you do the below:

import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
import React from "react";
import createReactClass from "create-react-class";


export default createReactClass({
    getInitialState() {
        return {
            main_div_class: "some_initial_class"
    };
    },

    addClass() {
        // append the class you want to add to this.state.main_div_class
        this.setState({main_div_class: new_value_with_added_class})
    },

    removeClass() {
        // remove the class you want to add from this.state.main_div_class
        this.setState({main_div_class: new_value_with_removed_class})
    }

    render: function () {
        return (
            <div className={this.state.main_div_class}>
                <button className="add-class" onClick={() => {this.addClass()}}>
                    Add Class
                </button>
        <button className="remove-class" onClick={() => {this.removeClass()}}>
                    Remove Class
                </button>
            </div>
        );
    }
});

I agree with Bhojendra's answer but it is always better to use states than refs. See here