Here is my final code. Somehow java isn't kicking in. It seems correct but not working.
<td class="remove-from-cart">
<button class="remove-from-cart-item-action btn btn-danger btn-sm" data-checkbox-id="
[email protected]" value="@(item.Id)"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i></button>
</td>
}
</tr>
}
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
var container = '.order-summary-content';
$('.remove-from-cart button.remove-from-cart-item-action', container).on('click', function () {
$('#' + $(this).data('checkbox-id'), container).prop('checked', true);
$('.update-cart-button', container).click();
});
});
</script>
</tbody>