jQuery UI tabs, update url when clicking on a different tab

Question

I\'m using the tabs of jQuery UI: http://jqueryui.com/demos/tabs/

How to update the current url of the browser when the user click on a different ta

Answer 1

This should get what you want (using jQuery UI 1.8, in version 1.9 and later use the activate event, see other answers for code example). I used the sample HTML in jQuery UI demos;

        $( "#tabs" ).tabs({
            select: function(event, ui) {                   
                window.location.hash = ui.tab.hash;
            }
        });