JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.14/themes/south-street/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="leaving-dialog" title="Status">
    Hello world
</div>

<a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a>

JavaScript

var targetUrl = $("a").attr("href");
var windowObjectReference;
var strWindowFeatures = "menubar=yes,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes";

$("#leaving-dialog").dialog({
    buttons: {
        "No, I want to stay here": function() {
            $(this).dialog("close");
        },
        "Yes, that's okay": function() {
            window.location.href = targetUrl;
            windowObjectReference = window.open(targetUrl, "MyWindowName", strWindowFeatures);

        }
    }
});