Using jquery to get per row totals and grand total of table

Question

So the short version of this is: Can I traverse only the elements within the matched element of the selectors before the each()? Or is there a simpler way of ge

Answer 1

You are trying to set your context incorrectly try this:

function findTotals() {
    $("tbody tr").each(function() {
        row_total = 0; 
        $("td:not(.total) input:text",this).each(function() {
           row_total += Number($(this).val());
        }); 
        $(".total :input:text",this).val(row_total);
    });

}

For more information about the context check out the jquery docs: http://docs.jquery.com/Core/jQuery#expressioncontext