JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<form id="checkinput" action="#">
<input type="text" name="box" class="restrict">
<input type="button" id="submit" value="Submit"/>
</form>
JavaScript
$(function() {
$("#submit").click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
var badwords = ["doodoo", "peepee"];
var inputVal = $('.restrict').val();
if ($.inArray(inputVal, badwords) > -1) alert("success");
else alert("fail");
});
});