JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by dmethvin
HTML
<select id="selectField" name="testField" onchange="defaultChangeHandler();">
<option value="val1">val1</option>
<option value="val2" selected="select">val2</option>
</select>
<button onclick="alertCounter('actual');">alert counter</button>
JavaScript
var counter = 0;
function defaultChangeHandler() { counter++; }
function dynamicChangeHandler() { /* this doesn´t matter */ }
function alertCounter(msg) { alert(msg+": "+counter); }
jQuery(function()
{
jQuery("#selectField").change(dynamicChangeHandler);
alertCounter("initial");
});