each function callback
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $('#exampleTable').find('td').each(function(i, el) { var inputEl = $(el).children().get(0); $(el).before('<td>Added ' + $(inputEl).attr('type') + '</td>'); }) }); </script> </head> <body> <form> <table id="exampleTable"> <tr> <th> Type </th> <th> Element </th> </tr> <tr> <td> <input type="button" value="Input Button"/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <input type="checkbox" /> </td> </tr> </table> </form> </body> </html>