JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li><a href="#" onclick="alertText(this);  return false;  ">Link One</a></li>
    <li><a href="#" onclick="alertText(this);  return false;  ">Link Two</a></li>
</ul>

JavaScript

alertText = function(elem) {
    alert(elem.text);
}