JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by anAgent
HTML
<div class="products">
<span id="item1">My Item</span>
</div>
<div class="categories">
<span id="item1">My Item 2</span>
</div>
JavaScript
$(function() {
//This will only find the first item with an a duplicate ID
var $items = $("#item1");
alert("Only the first item: " + $items.text());
//This will find each duplicate id
var $items = $("#item1", ".products");
alert("Products Item: " + $items.text());
var $items = $("#item1", ".categories");
alert("Category Item: " + $items.text());
});