how do i check which tabs is active using jquery tabs?

Question

how do i check which tabs is active using jquery tabs?

Answer 1

Please try with Index

 function getIndex(){
     return $("ul li.ui-state-active").index();
    }

It will returns the index of selected li or tab.

Answer 2

I needed to get the active tab during the activate event. I was able to do this using the option active call.

$('#tabs').tabs({
    activate: function (event, ui) {
        var activeTabId = $(this).tabs('option', 'active');
    }
});