Set Jquery ui active tab on page load/reload

Question

I\'m using a basic implementation of Jquery UI Tabs that are working fine but I want to set (or reset) the active tab dynamically based on a user action.

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Answer 1

     var currentTab = $('.ui-state-active a').index();
    currentTab = $('#divMainContent').find('#sel_tab')[0].value;

Note: Where Sel_tab is hidden field. onclick on tabs achor link assign value to hidden feild