A function instead of the sibling function

I want to know is there a function which can be used instead of the sibling function. I am asking for this because the sibling function requires them to be in the same div for instance and this at times is messing my layout. What function can I use instead? Ill post an example code below.

   <div class='hey'> 
   <div class='yes'><button class='my'> </button> </div> 
   <div class='what'> </div>
   </div>


  <div class='hey'> 
  <div class='yes'><button class='my'> </button> </div> 
  <div class='what'> </div>
  <div>

I want to slide down the div class What independently depending on where the button is clicked. Any help is appreciated thanks! Please kindly post a开发者_开发知识库n example and explain the function cheers!

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In this case you could use something like:

$('button').click(
    function(){
        $(this).closest('.hey').find('.what').slideToggle();
    });

JS Fiddle demo.

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Edited because I completely forgot to 'explain the function.' Oops.

1. $('button').click( selects html button elements, and attaches the jQuery click-handler to them.
2. $(this).closest('.hey').find('.what').slideToggle() effectively starts at the this element (the button), moves upwards in the ancestry until it finds the closest element that matches the selector that matches the selector-string, an element of class-name .hey, and then, within that element's descendants looks for an element of class-name .what. After finding this element it slideToggle()s its visibility; showing it if it's hidden, hiding it if it's visible.

References:

• click().
• closest().
• find().
• slideToggle().