JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<button id="test">

</button>
<input id="input1" type="text" value="test"/>
<input id="input2" type="text" value="test2"/>

JavaScript

var start = "";
    var end = "";
    
    console.log('start');
    
    $(document).ready(function(){
      $('#test').on("click", function(event){  
      	console.log('here');
        event.preventDefault(); 
        
        window.start = $("#input1").val();
        window.end = $("#input2").val();
        
        console.log(window.start);
        console.log(window.end);
      });
    });
    
    console.log('end');