JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
<div ng-app ng-controller="Ctrl">
    {{mytext}}
    <br /><input id="textbox" type="text" ng-model="mytext" />
</div>
<button onclick="changeTextbox()">change it!</button>
<button onclick="fireInputEvent()">fire input event</button>

JavaScript

function Ctrl($scope){
}


function changeTextbox(){
     $('#textbox').val('changed value!!');
}

function fireInputEvent(){
    alert('hi');
     $('#textbox').trigger('input');
}