JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
Click anywhere in the beige box:
<div id="SomeControl" >
<span id="theSPAN">
<p id="theP" data-is-dirty="True">It is here</p>
</span>
</div>
CSS
#SomeControl{margin:20px;background:wheat;width:30%;height:50px;}
#theP{background:cyan;}
JavaScript
$('#SomeControl').click(function() {
var $myControl = $('#SomeControl');
var xx = $myControl.find('[data-is-dirty]').attr('id');
alert(xx);
});