JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by namuol
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/2.2.1/css/bootstrap.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/2.2.1/css/bootstrap-responsive.min.css">
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/2.2.1/bootstrap.js"></script>
<ul>
<li class='hasModal'><span class='show'>Click Me</span>
<div class="modal hide">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
<h3>Modal header</h3>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p>One fine body…</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<a href="#" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</a>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li>Wat</li>
<li>Hello</li>
</ul>
CSS
.hasModal {cursor:pointer;}
.hasModal:hover {background:#eee;}
JavaScript
$('li.hasModal > .show').click(function() {
$(this).siblings('.modal').modal('show');
});