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How to select previous sibling of a parent whose child is last among the input which are not null, using JQuery

I have a little complicated situation here, one which, despite my serious efforts, am unable to find reasonable solution of. So I am placing it here. I have javascript, jQuery and HTML with following details:
var lastDateIndex ='';
function datecheck(){
lastDateIndex = $('td, input[name=date]:not(:empty):last').prev('[name=index]');
alert(lastDateIndex.html());
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<table id='table1'>
<tr id='row1'>
<th>Index</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Payment</th>
<th>Balance</th>
</tr>
<tr id='row2' name='row'>
<td name='index'>1</td>
<td name='rowdate'><input type="date" title="date1" name="date" onblur="datecheck();"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="description1" name="description"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="paymentpay1" name="paymentpay"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="balance1" name="balance"></td>
</tr>
<tr id='row3' name='row'>
<td name='index'>2</td>
<td name='rowdate'><input type="date" title="date2" name="date" onblur="datecheck();"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="description2" name="description"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="paymentpay2" name="paymentpay"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="balance2" name="balance"></td>
</tr>
<tr id='row4' name='row'>
<td name='index'>3</td>
<td name='rowdate'><input type="date" title="date3" name="date" onblur="datecheck();"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="description3" name="description"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="paymentpay3" name="paymentpay"></td>
<td name='description'><input title="balance3" name="balance"></td>
</tr>
</table>
This table has numerous input fields and all of them are to be filled by user as per his/hers need. I need to select the td with name='index' inside of last tr where td with input[name='date'] is not null. In other words, if the user has entered date details in input[name='date'] and [title='date1'] inside tr with id='row2' and has left all remaining rows to be blank, I want to select the html inside of name='index' inside tr with id='row2'.
The function I have written above only alerts 1, even if all the rows except the last one are filled. How can I acheive the answer of the html of name='index' of the last tr with empty name='date'?

As far as I know it can't be done using only selectors, so consider the following:
In case the user writes a value in input[name='date'], update its parent TD and add a class/data-* attribute (for instance: addClass('date-isnt-null')).
Use the following selector:
$('.tr:last-child td.date-isnt-null[name="index"]');

If whenever you call your function you want to output all the rows with a date entered, you can use:
function datecheck() {
$('input[name=date]').each(function(i, el) {
if ($(el).val()) {
console.log($(el).parents('tr').find('[name=index]').html());
}
});
}
(not sure to understand the last index bit).
As for Ofir Baruch suggestion, here is a way to go:
$(function() {
$('input[name=date]').bind('blur', function() {
if ($(this).val()){
$(this).parent('td').addClass("dirty");
} else {
// in case the user removes the date
$(this).parent('td').removeClass("dirty");
}
});
});
function datecheck() {
var html = $('.tr:last-child td.dirty[name="index"]').html();
console.log(html);
}
On input date blur and if the user entered a date, we add the class dirty to its parent.

jquery how to remove a column from a table

I need to click in a Close img, and remove all the column where the img is located.
I'm trying to do something like this:
var colnum = $(this).closest("td").prevAll("td").html();
$(this).closest("table").find("tr td:eq(" + colnum + ")").remove();
but, its not working.
EDIT: GUYS, SORRY FOR THE FIRST POST, I WAS KIND A HURRY TO OPEN THE QUESTION.
I EDIT EVERYTHING. TAKE A LOOK IN THE DEMO
the html demo: New Demo
if you guys see the red stuffs in the table, that I need to remove when click que "CLOSE".
Remove the column where I'm clicking.
ps.: guys, the red class was just to you guys see where need to be the close event.

In your example demo, what should actually close?... I modified it slightly and the close column disappears, but I am unsure what else you are expecting to be removed.
See here: http://jsfiddle.net/gfosco/TdCYy/24/
The issue is being inside a nested table... You want to remove the column from the cell parent tables parent table.
Updated example here:
http://jsfiddle.net/gfosco/TdCYy/37/

You should be able to use the nth-child selector to get the cells in nth column, something like this:
$(this).closest("table").find("tr td:nth-child(" + colnum + ")").remove();

Check out this link, I have edited your demo http://jsfiddle.net/TdCYy/39/
This is the HTML unchanged, except for the class first-row added to the first red row:
<table border='1' width='100%'>
<tr>
<td>Somthing 1</td>
<td>Somthing 2</td>
<td>Somthing 3</td>
<td>
<table border='1' style='border: solid red;' width='100%'>
<tr class="first-row">
<td colspan='2'>
Something
<span style='float: right' class='img_romove_columm'>Close</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Another</td>
<td>Another 1</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td class='red'>Result</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td class='red'>Result</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td class='red'>Result</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td>Result</td>
<td class='red'>Result</td>
</tr>
</table>
CSS is untouched.
Javascript should be (this works):
$(".img_romove_columm").click(function(){
// Hide the first row that has the close button, and also hide the row right after it (another, another1)
$('tr.first-row, tr.first-row + tr').hide();
// Hide everything that has the red class (result, result, result, result, )
$('td.red').hide();
});
Is this what you're looking for?

Here is an example I came up with. simply apply the same class (red) to all of the elements to want to disappear, including the nested table. Then you can call
$('.red').hide();
FIDDLE http://jsfiddle.net/Jaybles/TdCYy/42/

Get the closest class from a list jquery

It's hard to explain, so I created an example:
jsfiddle
My idea is to change the color of each column when the respective input is in action...
If anyone has a better idea to do this - please let me know!
When I focus the input, I need the current class of the column.
first column input, get the class of the RED column
and the second one, get the class of the BLUE column
and so go's on...
Because if I get the class, then I can manipulate anything with this class.
the code is here:
$(".inputTest").focusin(function(){
var class = $(this).closest('.tableList')
.children().children().children('.auxClass')
.attr('class')
.split(' ')[0];
alert(class);
});
This is the main code, I try alot of stuffs to get, but nothing.
Thanks

First I'd add an outer table to split the page in a left and a right hand side. That way, the inputs below the red border and the inputs below the blue border each have their own table.
Then you can search for the first td below the closest table:
$(".inputTest").focusin(function(){
var class = $(this).closest('table').find('td:eq(0)').attr('class');
alert(class);
});
Click for working jsfiddle example.

Try this:
$(".inputTest").focus(function(){
var class = $(this).closest('table').parent().attr('class');
alert(class);
});
Edit: Oh, i just realised your inputs are not inside your tables, i think you're gonna have a hard time matching them up to the table/column they're under then. You'd need to add a common attribute to identify them by.

As mentioned in other answers your inputs are not actually in the same "columns" as your red/blue bordered tables, but you can make it so they are using the <col> element on the main table, then using the index value you can match your inputs to their column
Working Example
HTML - the only addition is the two <col> elements at the start
<table width="100%" border="1" class='tableList'>
<col span="2" class="left">
<col span="2" class="right">
<tr>
<td class="101 auxClass" width="261px" colspan="2" style="border: solid red;">
<table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" height="70px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">Something</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="78px">Something 2</td>
<td>Total</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
<td class="102" width="261px" colspan="2" style="border: solid blue;">
<table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" height="70px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
Something 3
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="78px">Something 4</td>
<td width="75px">Total 2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td><input type="text" class="inputTest"/></td>
<td>Result</td>
<td><input type="text" class="inputTest"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td><input type="text" class="inputTest"/></td>
<td>Result</td>
<td><input type="text" class="inputTest"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Result</td>
<td><input type="text" class="inputTest"/></td>
<td>Result</td>
<td><input type="text" class="inputTest"/></td>
</tr>
</table>
CSS:
col.current {background: #eee;}
jQuery
$(".inputTest").focusin(function(){
var colidx = $(this).closest('td').index();
if (colidx == 1) {
$("col").removeClass('current');
$("col.left").addClass('current');
} else if (colidx == 3) {
$("col").removeClass('current');
$("col.right").addClass('current');
}
});
Your main table is actually 4 columns, and you need to split it into two halfs of two columns each with the input being in the second column of each half
The jQuery is finding the index of the parent td of the input - there are four columns in the main table so the index of a td will either be 0,1,2 or 3 - and the input is either going to be in cell index 1 or cell index 3. When it finds out which one it add a class to the relevant col element to which you can add a background highlight..
Note though that the CSS you can apply to a col element is limited, see: http://www.quirksmode.org/css/columns.html , for the options so it would depend what you want to do
however I think from this you could probably target td index 0 & 1, or td index 2 & 3 if needed

Combining Rows in Javascript

I'm looking for some help on the Javascript angle of this problem. I have a table that goes like...
<table>
<tbody>
<tr> (Row 1)
<td colspan="3">
<p>This Says Something</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr> (Row 1a)
<td>
<select option>
</td>
</tr>
<tr> (Row 2)
<td colspan="3">
<p>This Says Something</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr> (Row 2a)
<td>
<select option>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<p>This Says Something</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<select option>
</td>
</tr>
<tbody>
</table>
There are actually more like 20 rows and row a's but I didn't think I'd want to copy them all.
I basically need to add a container row (a single row) around every two rows (# and #a). Something like:
<tr> (Container Row 1)
<td>
+<tr> (Row 1)
+<tr> (Row 1a)
</td>
</tr>
It needs to cycle through the whole table. Somehow it has to retain the HTML data inside since all of the "a"s have options.
I hope this makes sense...
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I'm at a loss. I'm novice at best at javascript and am struggling my way through the DOM and TOM methods.
Thank you so much in advance for any help or headway.
[EDIT] For clarification, the table is already constructed from a third party database, I am editing it after it's constructed. I guess this clarifies why it would have to be javascript to be done through the DOM.

Embed another table:
<tr> (Container Row 1)
<td>
<table>
<tr><td>(Row 1a)</td></tr>
<tr><td>(Row 1b)</td></tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
Or if you are wanting to do that via Javascript, you can give the parent <td> an id and set it's innerHTML.
<tr> (Container Row 1)
<td id='rowX'>
</td>
</tr>
document.getElementById('rowX').innertHTML = "<table><tr><td>(Row 1a)</td></tr><tr><td>(Row 1b)</td></tr></table>";

As mentioned in another answer you can't add tr elements directly in td like you are trying.
You would first create an inner table.
If you were using jQuery you would do something like this:
//setup some click actions just to prove that they remain attached even after moving
$('#outterTable tr').click(function(){
alert('You clicked on row: '+$(this).text());
});
//update the table (group each even row with the one after it)
$('#outterTable tr:even').each(function() {
var $tr1 = $(this),
$tr2 = $tr1.next('tr'),
$t = $('<table></table>');
$('<tr></tr>').append($t).insertBefore($tr1);
//click actions will remain attached
//if that is not required, than use $tr1.remove()
$t.append($tr1).append($tr2);
});​
See this live jsFiddle example.

without jQuery it may look like that:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function fx(table)
{
var tmp=document.createElement('table');
tmp.appendChild(document.createElement('tbody'))
while(table.rows.length)
{
if(table.rows.length%2==0)
{
var wrapper=tmp.lastChild.appendChild(document.createElement('tr'));
wrapper.appendChild(document.createElement('td'));
wrapper.getElementsByTagName('TD')[0].appendChild(document.createElement('table'));
wrapper.getElementsByTagName('TD')[0].lastChild.appendChild(document.createElement('tbody'));
}
wrapper.getElementsByTagName('TD')[0].lastChild.lastChild.appendChild(table.getElementsByTagName('TR')[0])
}
table.parentNode.replaceChild(tmp,table);
tmp.setAttribute('border',1);
}
window.onload=function(){fx(document.getElementsByTagName('table')[0]);}
//-->
</script>
Example#jsFiddle
But: why do you need this grouping?
If the only benefit is a visible grouping I would prefer to do this by setting the borders of the cells .
Give all cells a border and to the even a border-top:none / to the odd a border-bottom: none

How to select the <tr> which holds the <a> andchange the color

I have a table structure:
<table style="width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td>
one
</td>
<td>Two</td>
<td>Three</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Four
</td>
<td>Five</td>
<td>Six</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Seven
</td>
<td>Eight</td>
<td>Nine</td>
</tr>
</table>
CSS:
.yy
{
background-color: red;
}
Now the problem is if I click on the <a> its corresponding <tr> element (<tr> that holds the <a>) background should be red, again if I click on the same <a> it should come back to normal.
How to identify the the <tr> on which the <a> is clicked.
EDIT:
I tried:
$(".yy").not($(this).parent().parent()).removeClass("yy");
$(this).parent().parent().toggleClass("yy");
it worked.

$('a').live('click', function(){
$(this).parent().parent() //this is how you select the <tr> that the <a> is in
//first .parent() gets the <td> second .parent() gets the <tr>
});
Let me know if you need more. There might be a better way but I'm not positive.

I think closest() should get what you are looking for.
$('a').click(function() {
var tr = $(this).closest('tr');
tr.toggleClass('yy');
});
This way you do not have to assume anything about how nested the anchor is in the containing tr.
Example