JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="example">
<ul>
<li>
<a class="sth">val</a>
<a class="sth">val</a>
<a class="sth">val2</a>
<a class="sth">val3</a>
<a>val</a>
<a>val</a>
<a>val</a>
<a>val</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<button type="submit" id="find">find</button>
<div id="test"></div>
JavaScript
$("#find").click(function (){
$("#example").find('a.sth').each(function(){
$("#test").append($(this));
});
});