<table id="my-table">
<tr>
<td>
<button>Foo</button>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<button>Bar</button>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<script type="text/js">
$('#table button').click(function(){
//$(this).parent().parent() will work for the first row
//$(this).parent().parent().parent() will work for the second row
//is there a selector or some magic json one liner that will climb
//the DOM tree until it hits a TR, or do I have to code this myself
//each time?
//$(this).????
});
</script>