JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<button type="button" id="button1">Click Me!</button>
<button type="button" id="button2">Click Me!</button>

JavaScript

function execute (Args){
    var _args = Args; // note the var to make _args local
    var newstuff;
    $(function() {
        if (_args[0] === '#button1') {
            newstuff = "Oh yeah, that was button 1";
        }
        if (_args[0] === '#button2') {
            newstuff = "Twolicious! ";
        }
 
        $(_args[0]).click(function() {
          alert("hello " + newstuff + _args[0]);
          return false;
        });
    });
}

execute(['#button1']);
execute(['#button2']);