Jquery and gettin data from radio input.

Jquery and gettin data from radio input.

Im still learning the basics of Jquery, so bare with me! I'am trying to create a cart with jquery. This cart is for a computer builder.

At this point, a user can select parts they want and the price gets updated through jquery at the bottom of the page instantly.

Here is the code that I made up to accomplish this:

    var total = 0;
    $('input:radio:checked').each( function () {
        total = total + Number(this.value)
    });
    $(".total").empty();
    $(".total").append(total);

    $('input:radio').click(function(){
        total=0;
        $('input:radio:checked').each( function () {
            total = total + Number(this.value)           
        });
        $(".total").empty();
        $(".total").append(total);
    });


My question is, since I added text="xxx" to the radio input.
(<input type=radio ... value="xxx" text="xxx">), how do I access this data?

I thought this.text would do the trick since this.value worked for grabbin the price out, but no cigar!

Any pointers here?