JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by cannap

HTML

<table>
  
  
  <tbody>
    
    <tr data-value=hello>ylo</tr>
       <tr data-value=world>ylo</tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

JavaScript

var findme = 'hello'

var what = $('table').find('[data-value="' + findme + '"]')

console.log(what.length === 1);