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">
<div class="content"></div>

JavaScript

var contentPane = $("div.content").first();

var success = function (content) {
    return function (data, successCode, httpRequest) {
        alert(content[0].nodeName);
        content.html(data);
    };
}(contentPane); 
success("42");