JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<ul>
    <li>Car (1)</li>
    <li>Truck (2)</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$('ul').on('click', 'li', function (event) {
    alert($(event.currentTarget).text().split(' (')[0]);
});