function add_class($newclass)
{
$class = $this->class;
$classes = preg_split('#\\s+#', $class);
$newclass = is_array($newclass) ? $newclass : preg_split('#\\s+#', $newclass);
$classes = array_merge($classes, $newclass);
$classes = array_unique($classes);
$this->class = trim(implode(' ', $classes));
}