JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Nick Craver

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<input type="radio" id="button1" name="example" value="value1"/>
<input type="radio" id="button2" name="example" value="value2"/>
<input type="radio" id="button3" name="example" value="value3"/>
<input type="radio" id="button4" name="example" value="value4"/>
<input type="radio" id="button5" name="example" value="value5"/>

JavaScript

var data = { buttonID: "button5" };
var buttonID = "#"+data.buttonID; // data.buttonID = "button5"
$(buttonID).attr("checked", true);