JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>
       <input type='text' />
    </td>
    <td>
      <button id ='first'>Button</button>
    </td>
    <td>
      <input type='text' />
   </td>
 </tr>
</table>

JavaScript

$(document).on("click", "#first", function() {
    $(this).closest("td").prev().html("");
});