<div id="wrap">

  <!-- section -->
  <div class="section">
    <div class="section__center">
      <div class="section__contents">

        <table id="table">
          <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <a href="#">the-link</a>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <a href="#">the-link</a>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <a href="#">the-link</a>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <a href="#">the-link</a>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <a href="#">the-link</a>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td class="el">
                <div>
                  <span>cell</span>
                </div>
              </td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>

        <button id="button"><span>Hide rows with links</span></button>

      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <!--/section -->

</div>

html,
body {
  cursor: default;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-family: monospace;
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #333;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  outline: none;
}

#wrap {
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

.section {
  padding: 60px 0;
  position: relative;

  &__center {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1024px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  &__contents {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 0 20px;
  }
}

#table {
  width: 100%;
  table-layout: fixed;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  
  tbody {
    tr {
      td {
        padding: 10px;
        border: 1px solid #ddd;
      }
      
      &.hidden {
        display: none;
      }
    }
  }
}

#button {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 20px;
  border: 0;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}

$(function () {
  var $table = $('#table'),
    $button = $('#button');

  $button.click(function () {
    var $rowWithLink = $table.find('a:contains("the-link")').parents('tr');
    
    $rowWithLink.addClass('hidden');
  });
});