JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<span id="samp">
testing
</span>
<br/>
<br/>
<button id="confirm">click me</button>
JavaScript
var test = $("#samp").text();
alert(test);
$("#confirm").click(function () {
var conf = confirm("Are you like to proceed" + test);
if (conf) {
alert("continues....");
} else {
return false;
}
});