JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<input type="button" value="Add Classes" />
<div class="dropdown">
<a data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Dropdown Trigger</a>
<div class="dropdown-menu">Dropdown Content</div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('input').on('click', function (e) {
e.stopPropagation();
$(this).next('.dropdown').find('[data-toggle=dropdown]').dropdown('toggle');
});