JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input list="ff">
<datalist id="ff">
    <option>Option 1 Here</option> 
    <option>Option 2 Here</option>
</datalist>

JavaScript

$(document).on('change', 'input', function(){
    var options = $('datalist')[0].options;
    for (var i=0;i<options.length;i++){
       if (options[i].value == $(this).val()) 
         {alert($(this).val());break;}
    }
});