JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.3/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<ul id='menu'>
    <li><a href="#1">option1</a></li>
    <li><a href="#2">option2</a></li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$("#menu").menu();

$("#menu").on("menuselect",function(event,ui){
    alert(ui.item.find("a").attr("href"));
    return false;
});