JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<select id = "a">
<option value = 1>Uno</option>
<option value = 2>Dos</option>
<option value = 3>Tres</option>
</select>
JavaScript
var select = document.getElementById("a");
select.addEventListener("change", function(){
switch (this.value){
case "1":
alert("One");
break;
case "2":
alert("Two");
break;
case "3":
alert("Three");
break;
}
}, false);