JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<html>
<body>
<div class="class0">
<h4>data1</h4>
<p class="class1">data2</p>
<div id="mydivid">
<p>data3</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript
var datahtml = "<html><body><div class=\"class0\"><h4>data1</h4><p class=\"class1\">data2</p><div id=\"mydivid\"><p>data3</p></div></div></body></html>";
var parsed = $('<div/>').append(datahtml);
console.log(parsed.find(".class0").text());
console.log($(datahtml).find(".class1").text()); // work
console.log($(datahtml).find("#mydivid").text()); // work