JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="message">+ message.body +</div>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function () {
setTimeout(function () { // Simulating a new message after 2 seconds
$('#message').html("I am a new message!!!").triggerHandler('newMsg');
}, 2000);
var msg;
$('#message').on('newMsg', function () {
msg = $(this).html();
alert("NEW MESSAGE: " + msg);
});
});