JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<button id="tab1">1</button>
<button id="tab2">2</button>
<button id="tab3">3</button>
<button id="tab4">4</button>
JavaScript
var tabs = ['tab1', 'tab2', 'tab3', 'tab4'];
for(i = 0; i < tabs.length; i++) {
document.getElementById(tabs[i]).addEventListener("click", function(){
alert('clicked='+ this.id);
});
}