$(function() { $('select[id*="source"]').change(function() { var source = $(this).val(); var attrID = $(this).attr('id'); var number = attrID.substr(7); var objectID = $("#sourceNote_" + number).closest('td').attr('data-id'); if(source == 'ditto') source = getLastSource(number) batchChangeSource(source, number, objectID); }) })