jQuery UI Tabs instance() Method

Last Updated : 26 May, 2022

jQuery UI consists of GUI widgets, visual effects, and themes implemented using HTML, CSS, and jQuery. jQuery UI is great for building UI interfaces for the webpages. The jQuery UI Tabs widget is used to create a single content area with multiple panels that are associated with a header in a list.

The jQuery UI Tabs instance() method is used to get the tabs instance object. If the tabs element does not have an associate element, then it returns "undefined".

Syntax:

$(".selector").tabs( "instance" );

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This method returns the tabs instance object.

CDN Link: First, add jQuery UI scripts needed for your project.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>

Example: This example describes the uses of the jQuery UI Tabs instance() method.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title> jQuery UI Tabs instance() Method</title>
    
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
"//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
    <script src=
"//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js">
    </script>
    <script src=
"//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js">
    </script>
    <style>
        #gfg {
            width: 600px;
            text-align: justify;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>

    <h3>jQuery UI Tabs instance() Method</h3>

    <div id="gfg">
        <ul>
            <li><a href="#gfg1">HTML</a></li>
            <li><a href="#gfg2">CSS</a></li>
            <li><a href="#gfg3">JavaScript</a></li>
            <li><a href="#gfg4">Bootstrap</a></li>
        </ul>

        <div id="gfg1">
            HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. 
            It is used to design web pages using the 
            markup language. HTML is the combination 
            of Hypertext and Markup language. Hypertext 
            defines the link between the web pages and
            markup language defines the text document 
            within the tag that define the structure 
            of web pages.
        </div>

        <div id="gfg2">
            CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet 
            language used to design a webpage to make it 
            attractive. The reason for using this is to 
            simplify the process of making web pages 
            presentable. It allows you to apply styles 
            on web pages. More importantly, it enables 
            you to do this independent of the HTML that 
            makes up each web page.
        </div>

        <div id="gfg3">
            JavaScript is the world most popular 
            lightweight, interpreted compiled programming 
            language. It is also known as scripting 
            language for web pages. It is well-known for 
            the development of web pages, many non-browser 
            environments also use it. JavaScript can be 
            used for Client-side developments as well as 
            Server-side developments.
        </div>

        <div id="gfg4">
            Bootstrap is a free and open-source tool 
            collection for creating responsive websites 
            and web applications. It is the most popular 
            HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for 
            developing responsive, mobile-first websites. 
            Nowadays, the websites are perfect for all 
            the browsers (IE, Firefox, and Chrome) and 
            for all sizes of screens (Desktop, Tablets, 
            Phablets, and Phones).
        </div>
    </div>
    <br><br>

    <input type="button" id="btn" 
        value="Instance of Widget" 
        style="padding: 5px 15px;">

    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("#gfg").tabs();

            $("#btn").on('click', function () {
                console.log($("#gfg").tabs("instance"));
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Reference: https://api.jqueryui.com/tabs/#method-instance

jQuery UI Tabs instance() Method

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