JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="cSurf"></div>

JavaScript

function Player(configs) {
        
        this.opts = {
            playerID: "cSurf"
        };
        configs = $.extend(this.opts, configs);
        
        var the = this;

        this.init = function(){
                var $player = $("#" + the.configs.playerID);
            alert($player.attr("id"));
        }
    }
    var cSurf = new Player();
    cSurf.init();