JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Muthuraman B
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#" data-value="action">Action</a></li>
<li><a href="#" data-value="another action">Another action</a></li>
<li><a href="#" data-value="something else here">Something else here</a></li>
<li><a href="#" data-value="separated link">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
JavaScript
$(".dropdown-menu li a").click(function(){
$(this).parents(".dropdown").find('.btn').html($(this).text() + ' <span class="caret"></span>');
$(this).parents(".dropdown").find('.btn').val($(this).data('value'));
});