JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type='text' />
JavaScript
$("input").change(function(){
alert("Input text changed!");
});
function changeTextProgrammatically(value) {
$("input").val( value );
$("input").trigger( 'change' ); // Triggers the change event
}
changeTextProgrammatically( "A" );