JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">

JavaScript

var mystring = '<div> bleh content </div> <div> bleh content </div>';

    $(mystring).filter('div').each(function(e) {
          alert('do something');
    });