how to use jquery tabs on-click function? -

how to use jquery tabs on-click function? -

i using jquery create tabs on gui. question is, want execute function upon clicking on 1 of tabs. found next info jquery site. new jquery, however, , can't understand ".selector" means. how can identify specific tab's name? have id whole tab set. also, there 2 segments of code jquery website. can take utilize either one? thanks!

directly jquery ui website:

this event triggered when clicking tab.

code examples supply callback function handle select event init option. $( ".selector" ).tabs({ select: function(event, ui) { ... } }); bind select event type: tabsselect. $( ".selector" ).bind( "tabsselect", function(event, ui) { ... });

first, selector way select dom element. basic selectors follow css , regular javascript format. # id , . class

so in jquery, select div id of "my-div" this:

$('#my-div')

this grabs jquery node, which, can modify node pretty much desire. read selectors more in detail in jquery documentation.

now, tab question...you want "show" event, not "select" can grab tab entering. next illustration set couple tabs, alert index of tab clicked on.

html

<div class="demo"> <div id="tabs"> <ul> <li><a href="#tabs-1">nunc tincidunt</a></li> <li><a href="#tabs-2">proin dolor</a></li> <li><a href="#tabs-3">aenean lacinia</a></li> </ul> <div id="tabs-1"> <p>proin elit arcu, rutrum commodo, vehicula tempus, commodo a, risus. curabitur nec arcu. donec sollicitudin mi sit down amet mauris. nam elementum quam ullamcorper ante. etiam aliquet massa et lorem. mauris dapibus lacus auctor risus. aenean tempor ullamcorper leo. vivamus sed magna quis ligula eleifend adipiscing. duis orci. aliquam sodales tortor vitae ipsum. aliquam nulla. duis aliquam molestie erat. ut et mauris vel pede varius sollicitudin. sed ut dolor nec orci tincidunt interdum. phasellus ipsum. nunc tristique tempus lectus.</p> </div> <div id="tabs-2"> <p>morbi tincidunt, dui sit down amet facilisis feugiat, odio metus gravida ante, ut pharetra massa metus id nunc. duis scelerisque molestie turpis. sed fringilla, massa eget luctus malesuada, metus eros molestie lectus, ut tempus eros massa ut dolor. aenean aliquet fringilla sem. suspendisse sed ligula in ligula suscipit aliquam. praesent in eros vestibulum mi adipiscing adipiscing. morbi facilisis. curabitur ornare consequat nunc. aenean vel metus. ut posuere viverra nulla. aliquam erat volutpat. pellentesque convallis. maecenas feugiat, tellus pellentesque pretium posuere, felis lorem euismod felis, european union ornare leo nisi vel felis. mauris consectetur tortor et purus.</p> </div> <div id="tabs-3"> <p>mauris eleifend est et turpis. duis id erat. suspendisse potenti. aliquam vulputate, pede vel vehicula accumsan, mi neque rutrum erat, european union congue orci lorem eget lorem. vestibulum non ante. class aptent taciti sociosqu advertisement litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. fusce sodales. quisque european union urna vel enim commodo pellentesque. praesent european union risus hendrerit ligula tempus pretium. curabitur lorem enim, pretium nec, feugiat nec, luctus a, lacus.</p> <p>duis cursus. maecenas ligula eros, blandit nec, pharetra at, semper at, magna. nullam ac lacus. nulla facilisi. praesent viverra justo vitae neque. praesent blandit adipiscing velit. suspendisse potenti. donec mattis, pede vel pharetra blandit, magna ligula faucibus eros, id euismod lacus dolor eget odio. nam scelerisque. donec non libero sed nulla mattis commodo. ut sagittis. donec nisi lectus, feugiat porttitor, tempor ac, tempor vitae, pede. aenean vehicula velit european union tellus interdum rutrum. maecenas commodo. pellentesque nec elit. fusce in lacus. vivamus libero vitae lectus hendrerit hendrerit.</p> </div> </div> </div><!-- end demo -->

javascript

$(function() { $( "#tabs" ).tabs({ show : function(event,ui) { alert($(this).tabs('option','selected')); } }); });

to explain demo...you select dom element id "tabs" apply jquery ui plugin "tabs" it. modifies html markup aesthetically pleasing, provides event scheme give flexibility , command on ui. "show" alternative callback function should triggered whenever new tab shown. within callback, utilize jquery ui api select tabs 1 time again (through though) , grab index of selected tab. of course, alert that.

hope helps out, , luck.

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