JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form id="theform">
    <button class="btn btn-info continue" id="example_id"> <i class="ace-icon fa fa-check bigger-110"></i>
Continue</button>
</form>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<button id="b2">Check value of form variable</button>

JavaScript

var variables = {};

$("#theform").submit(function (event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    currForm = $(this).parents('form').context;
    variables[currForm.id] = "submitted";
});


$("#b2").click(function () {
    alert(variables[$("form").attr('id')]);
});