JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="pages">
<span class="disabled">previous</span>
<span class="current">1</span>
<a href="friends.php?term=ma&p=2">2</a>
</div>

JavaScript

$('a').click(function() { 
    alert(this.search.slice(1));
    return false; 
});