how to get tab index by tab name in jquery?

Question

how to get tab index by tab name in jquery?

i need to remove a certain tab by this command:

$(tabContainer).tabs('remove', index);

the index must contain the correct order of the tab to be closed. the problem is, i'm generating the tabs programmatically so chances of having the wrong index is likely.

Answer 1

You may need to give an example of your HTML & JS/jQuery but here is what I think you need.

$('ul li a').live('click', function(){ 
    var index = $(this).parent().index($(this).parent());
    alert(index); 
});