Using a class name in jQuery's .closest()

Question

I\'m attempting to do some calculations for a \"running total\", this is my code:

$(\'.quantity_input\').live(\'change\',function(){         
                       


        

Answer 1

Closest will find the closest ancestor (parent, grandparent), but you will then need to do a find in order to find the correct element to update. For example, if you have an element in a table row and you need another element in that same row:

$('.myElement').closest('tr').find('.someOtherElement');

Edit:

In your case, you will want

$(this).closest('tr').find('.cost_of_items').text(totalTotal.toFixed(2));