How to change active bootstrap tab with javascript

Question

I have tried to change the active tab and failed to use the javascript onclick element correctly. Here's the code:

<ul class="nav nav-tabs" style="text-align: left;">     <li class="active"><a href="#first" data-toggle="tab">First</a></li>     <li><a href="#second" data-toggle="tab">Second</a></li>     <li><a href="#third" data-toggle="tab">Third</a></li> </ul>  <div class=“tab-content">  <div id="first" class="tab-pane fade in active"> Text  <a href="#second" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" onclick="CHANGE ACTIVE TAB TO SECOND" data-toggle="tab">Second</a>  <a href="#third" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" onclick="CHANGE ACTIVE TAB TO THIRD" data-toggle="tab">Third</a>  </div>   <div id="second" class="tab-pane fade in"> Text </div>   <div id="third" class="tab-pane fade in"> Text </div>   </div> 

How could I be able to use the buttons to change the active tab to their associated id? Please advise.

Have a great day!

Answer 1

you may also use .tab('show') for more flexibility

https://codepen.io/jacobgoh101/pen/ALELNr

<button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="menu3()">go to menu 3</button> 

javascript:

function menu3(){   $('[href="#menu3"]').tab('show'); } 

Bootstrap documentation: https://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#tabs