I am trying to update cost values in a seperate div from an external XML file when a user clicks on a table column.
My table structure is as follows:
<table id="benefit" class="portletTable benefitsTable" summary="This table displays the level of of benefit you would receive.">
<caption>Table of benefits</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="33%" scope="row" class="firstHead">
Select your level of cover
</th>
<th scope="col">
<a href="#">Level 1</a>
</th>
<th scope="col">
<a href="#">Level 2</a>
</th>
<th scope="col">
<a href="#">Level 3</a>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="price">
<th scope="row">
Price
</th>
<td>
£5
</td>
<td>
£10
</td>
<td>
£20
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="benefit">
<th scope="row">
<div>
<h4><a href="/cash-plan-quote/jsp/popUp.jsp" class="pop pop-console" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window" rel="800, 600">Dental</a></h4>
<p>Full cost of treatment, up to 100%</p>
<a href="/cash-plan-quote/jsp/popUp.jsp" class="info pop pop-console" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window" rel="800, 600">More information on this benefit</a>
</div>
</th>
<td>
<h4>£50</h4>
<p>per year</p>
</td>
<td>
<h4>£100</h4>
<p>per year</p>
</td>
<td>
<h4>£150</h4>
<p>per year</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="benefit">
<th scope="row">
<div>
<h4><a href="/cash-plan-quote/jsp/popUp.jsp" class="pop pop-console" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window" rel="800, 600">Helplines</a></h4>
<p>Available with all levels</p>
<a href="/cash-plan-quote/jsp/popUp.jsp" class="info pop pop-console" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window" rel="800, 600">More information on this benefit</a>
</div>
</th>
<td>
<img src="/cash-plan-quote/common/images/icons/tick.png" width="19" height="16" alt="This benefit is included" />
</td>
<td>
<img src="/cash-plan-quote/common/images/icons/cross.png" width="19" height="16" alt="This benefit is not included" />
</td>
<td>
<img src="/cash-plan-quote/common/images/icons/tick.png" width="19" height="16" alt="This benefit is included" />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
So when a user clicks on the Level 1 column the prices are updated in a seperate cost panel division on the fly.
Here is the jQuery i am using to achieve this:
// Retrieve XML info on column click
$('#benefit tr *').click(function(){
var colIndex = $(this).parent().children().index ($(this));
if (colIndex != 0) {
$.get('/cash-plan-quote/poc.xml', function(data){
$(data).find('level').each(function() {
var $level = $(this);
var $levelName = $level.attr('name');
if (colIndex == $levelName) {
var coverLevel = '<span>Level ' + $level.attr('name') + ' benefits</span>';
var $month = $level.find('month').text();
var monthCost = '<h5>£' + $month + '</h5>';
var $week = $level.find('week').text();
var weekCost = '<h6>£' + $week + '</h6>';
$('div.costPanel > h2 > span').replaceWith($(coverLevel));
$('div.costPanel > div.costs > h5').replaceWith($(monthCost));
$('div.costPanel > div.costs > h6').replaceWith($(weekCost));
};
});
});
return false;
};
The problem is occurring using the * selector as this indexes the elements inside the ths and tds as well when i only want the function restricted to clicking on either the th or td.
Any ideas?