JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://lussopixels.com/jumpstartfund/js/jquery.inlineedit.js"></script>
<ul>
<li><span class="test">val1</span></li>
<li><span class="test">val2</span></li>
<li><span class="test">val3</span></li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){

   $(".test").click(function(){
         val = $(this).text();
         alert(val);
    });

});