JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="//stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<div class="container">
<h2>Modal Example</h2>
<!-- Trigger the modal with a button -->
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-button="modal1">Open Modal 1</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-button="modal2">Open Modal 2</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-button="modal3">Open Modal 3</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-button="modal4">Open Modal 4</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-button="modal5">Open Modal 5</button>
<!-- Modal -->
<div class="modal fade" id="myModal" role="dialog">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<!-- Modal content-->
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button>
<h4 class="modal-title">Modal Header</h4>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p>Some text in the modal.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('.modal').on('show.bs.modal', function (e) {
var $trigger = $(e.relatedTarget);
alert($trigger.data('button'));
})