JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by skram

HTML

<table id="t1"></table>

<div class="bulk_action">
  <div title="Remove requests" class="trash_iconset_grey_16px removeRequest">R</div>
  <div title="some other button" class="abc"></div>
</div>

<table id="t2"></table>

<div class="bulk_action">
  <div title="Remove requests" class="trash_iconset_grey_16px removeRequest">R</div>
  <div title="some other button" class="abc"></div>
</div>

JavaScript

$(document).on('click', '.removeRequest', function(){
    
      var div_obj = jQuery(this).closest('div');
      //alert(jQuery(div_obj).attr('class')); //<-- this works
    
      var tbl = $(this).closest('.bulk_action').prev('table'); // <-- Will get you the table
      alert($(tbl).attr('id'));
});