I thought this would do it but no luck
$(this).parents("checkbox:first").attr('checked', false);
On Sep 28, 2:42 pm, "evanbu...@gmail.com" <evanbu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been using jQuery a couple of months and I'm really having a
> blast with it but need a little help with this problem.
>
> I have a table of records generated from a database that looks like
> this. Each record has a checkbox with a unique id followed by a
> person's name and employment status.
>
> <tr><td>
> <input type="checkbox" id="rptDirectors_ctl19_chkDirectorName"
> class="chkDirector" checked="checked" value="25094" />
> <span id="rptDirectors_ctl19_lblDirFName">J. Pedro</span> <span
> id="rptDirectors_ctl19_lblDirLName">Reinhard</span> (<span
> id="rptDirectors_ctl19_lblRelStatus" class="RelStatus">Retired</span>)
> </td></tr>
>
> <tr><td>
> <input type="checkbox" id="rptDirectors_ctl23_chkDirectorName"
> class="chkDirector" checked="checked" value="29632" />
> <span id="rptDirectors_ctl23_lblDirFName">James B.</span> <span
> id="rptDirectors_ctl23_lblDirLName">Williams</span> (<span
> id="rptDirectors_ctl23_lblRelStatus" class="RelStatus">Active</
> span>)
> </td></tr>
>
> When this checkbox (chkIncludeRetired) is checked/unchecked, the
> person's employment status (RelStatus) is checked and the entire row
> is hidden/shown. My jquery code below does this perfectly with no
> problems. However, in addition to hiding/showing the row. However, I
> also need the parent checkbox to be checked or unchecked. So if
> RelStatus == "Retired" then it's parent checkbox also needs to be
> unchecked else then it's parent checkbox needs to be checked.
>
> <input id="chkIncludeRetired" type="checkbox" /><i> Exclude Retired
> Directors and Executives</i>
>
> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
> $(document).ready(function() {
> $('#chkIncludeRetired').click(
> function() {
> $('.RelStatus').each(function() {
> if ($("#chkIncludeRetired").is(":checked"))
> {
> if ($(this).text() == "Retired")
> $(this).parent().css('display',
> 'none');
> }
> else
> {
> $(this).parent().css('display',
> 'block');
> }
> });
> });});
>
> </script>
>
> Thank you very much.
