JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0a4.1/jquery.mobile-1.0a4.1.min.css">
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0a4.1/jquery.mobile-1.0a4.1.min.js"></script>
<div data-role="page">
<div data-role="content">
<input type="button" id="theButton" name="theButton" value="The Button">
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('#theButton').click(function() {
alert('The Button has been clicked, the line below will disable the button');
$('#theButton').attr('disabled',true);
});