$(document).on('click', '.admin-access', function() { var spanID = $(this); var rnum = $(this).attr('rnum'); var Val = $(this).html(); var newVal = 'Y'; if (Val == 'Y') { newVal = 'N'; } alert(newVal+' - '+rnum); var data = "table_name=admin_user_access"+ "&sequence_flag=N"+ "&record_num="+rnum+ "&access="+newVal; $.getJSON("ajax.DataRecord.Update.php", data, function(results) { $(spanID).html(newVal); } ); });