How do I select a sibling element using jQuery?

Question

Can you help me with this jQuery selector?

$(".auctiondiv .auctiondivleftcontainer .countdown").each(function () {     var newValue = parseInt($(this).text(), 10) - 1;     $(this).text(newValue);      if (newValue == 0) {         $(this).parent().fadeOut();         chat.verify($(this).parent().parent().attr('id'));     } }); 

Basically, I want to select the element with .bidbutton class that belongs in the same parent as the .countdown in the each loop:

<div class="auctiondivleftcontainer">     <p class="countdown">0</p>     <button class="btn primary bidbutton">Lance</button>                             </div>   

And then apply this to that button:

$(button here).addClass("disabled"); $(button here).attr("disabled", ""); 

Answer 1

Use jQuery .siblings() to select the matching sibling.

$(this).siblings('.bidbutton');