html.html

        <div class="col-lg-2 text-center" style="margin-top: 57px;">
            @if (Model.ShowPushOptions)
            {
                <div style="display: inline; margin-left: 10px;">
                    @if (needsAction && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Model.LeftEntity))
                    {
                        <button onclick="handlePush('right')" id="pushToRight" class="btn btn-danger">Push <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right"></i></button>
                        <br/>
                    }

                    @if (needsAction && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Model.RightEntity))
                    {
                        <button onclick="handlePush('left')" id="pushToLeft" class="btn btn-danger" style="margin: 5px 0 0 6px"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left"></i> Push</button>
                    }
                    
                    <input asp-for="TargetDatabase" type="hidden" />
                    <input asp-for="LeftAlias" type="hidden" />
                    <input asp-for="RightAlias" type="hidden" />
                    <input asp-for="LeftEntity" type="hidden" />
                    <input asp-for="RightEntity" type="hidden" />
                </div>
            }
          </div>

js.js

function handlePush(direction) {
    console.log(this);
    console.log($(this));
    const enclosingDiv = $(this).parent();
    console.log(enclosingDiv);
    console.log(enclosingDiv.eq(0));
    console.log(enclosingDiv[0]);

    const targetDb = enclosingDiv.find("[name='TargetDatabase']").eq(0);
    const leftAlias = enclosingDiv.find("[name='LeftAlias']").eq(0);
    const rightAlias = enclosingDiv.find("[name='RightAlias']").eq(0);
    const leftEntity = enclosingDiv.find("[name='LeftEntity']").eq(0);
    const rightEntity = enclosingDiv.find("[name='RightEntity']").eq(0);

    console.log(targetDb);
    console.log(leftAlias);
    console.log(rightAlias);
    console.log(leftEntity);
    console.log(rightEntity);

    const options = {
        url: '/Comparison/Push',
        type: 'post',
        data: {
            'PushFromLeftToRight': direction === 'right',
            'PushFromRightToLeft': direction === 'left',
            'TargetDatabase': targetDb.val(),
            'LeftAlias': leftAlias.val(),
            'RightAlias': rightAlias.val(),
            'LeftEntity': leftEntity.val(),
            'RightEntity': rightEntity.val()
        }
    };

    console.log(options);

    $.ajax(options)
        .done(function(data) {
            console.log('received response!');
            console.log(data);
        });

    return false;
};