如何使用 jQuery 从 HTML 表格的倒数第二行获取单元格值

Question

I am trying to get the value of the first cell in the second last row of my table. The rows are created dynamically (in a Django project) and I am using the each addition of a row as the trigger to get the cell value for further processing.

To get the last row, first cell value, I could use:

var first_bull = $('#my_table tr:last').find('td:first').text();

I can construct a hash on the fly and get the value but what I am trying to do is using a simpler, one line code that could do the job, if that is possible.

How do I get the first cell's value of the second last row? I used .prev() but drawing blank though there is value available in the cell.

Also in the code above, .val() doesn't work, whereas the following works:

varText = $('#id_my_txt').val();

Why?

Answer 1

I think $('#id_my_txt').val() works because $('#id_my_txt') is input or textarea element.

To get value of input present in second last row and first column, you should try:

$('#my_table tr:last').prev().find('td').eq(0).find('input').val()
// To get cell text present inside second last cell:
$('#my_table tr:last').prev().find('td').eq(0).text()