Build jQuery UI Tabs - Simple manipulation in JavaScript

Description

The following code shows how to build jQuery UI Tabs - Simple manipulation.

Example


<!-- Revised from demo code on http://jqueryui.com/ -->
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI Tabs - Simple manipulation</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link type="text/css" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--from ww w . jav a2  s. co m-->
<style>
#dialog label, #dialog input { display:block; }
#dialog label { margin-top: 0.5em; }
#dialog input, #dialog textarea { width: 95%; }
#tabs { margin-top: 1em; }
#tabs li .ui-icon-close { float: left; margin: 0.4em 0.2em 0 0; cursor: pointer; }
#add_tab { cursor: pointer; }
</style>
<script>
$(function() {
var tabTitle = $( "#tab_title" ),
tabContent = $( "#tab_content" ),
tabTemplate = "<li><a href='#{href}'>#{label}</a> <span class='ui-icon ui-icon-close' role='presentation'>Remove Tab</span></li>",
tabCounter = 2;

var tabs = $( "#tabs" ).tabs();

// modal dialog init: custom buttons and a "close" callback resetting the form inside
var dialog = $( "#dialog" ).dialog({
autoOpen: false,
modal: true,
buttons: {
Add: function() {
addTab();
$( this ).dialog( "close" );
},
Cancel: function() {
$( this ).dialog( "close" );
}
},
close: function() {
form[ 0 ].reset();
}
});

// addTab form: calls addTab function on submit and closes the dialog
var form = dialog.find( "form" ).submit(function( event ) {
addTab();
dialog.dialog( "close" );
event.preventDefault();
});

// actual addTab function: adds new tab using the input from the form above
function addTab() {
var label = tabTitle.val() || "Tab " + tabCounter,
id = "tabs-" + tabCounter,
li = $( tabTemplate.replace( /#\{href\}/g, "#" + id ).replace( /#\{label\}/g, label ) ),
tabContentHtml = tabContent.val() || "Tab " + tabCounter + " content.";

tabs.find( ".ui-tabs-nav" ).append( li );
tabs.append( "<div id='" + id + "'><p>" + tabContentHtml + "</p></div>" );
tabs.tabs( "refresh" );
tabCounter++;
}

// addTab button: just opens the dialog
$( "#add_tab" )
.button()
.click(function() {
dialog.dialog( "open" );
});

// close icon: removing the tab on click
tabs.delegate( "span.ui-icon-close", "click", function() {
var panelId = $( this ).closest( "li" ).remove().attr( "aria-controls" );
$( "#" + panelId ).remove();
tabs.tabs( "refresh" );
});

tabs.bind( "keyup", function( event ) {
if ( event.altKey && event.keyCode === $.ui.keyCode.BACKSPACE ) {
var panelId = tabs.find( ".ui-tabs-active" ).remove().attr( "aria-controls" );
$( "#" + panelId ).remove();
tabs.tabs( "refresh" );
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="dialog" title="Tab data">
<form>
<fieldset class="ui-helper-reset">
<label for="tab_title">Title</label>
<input type="text" name="tab_title" id="tab_title" value="" class="ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" />
<label for="tab_content">Content</label>
<textarea name="tab_content" id="tab_content" class="ui-widget-content ui-corner-all"></textarea>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>

<button id="add_tab">Add Tab</button>

<div id="tabs">
<ul>
<li><a href="#tabs-1">Nunc tincidunt</a> <span class="ui-icon ui-icon-close" role="presentation">Remove Tab</span></li>
</ul>
<div id="tabs-1">
<p>Proin elit arcu, rutrum commodo, vehicula tempus, commodo a, risus. Curabitur nec arcu. Donec sollicitudin mi sit amet mauris. Nam elementum quam ullamcorper ante. Etiam aliquet massa et lorem. Mauris dapibus lacus auctor risus. Aenean tempor ullamcorper leo. Vivamus sed magna quis ligula eleifend adipiscing. Duis orci. Aliquam sodales tortor vitae ipsum. Aliquam nulla. Duis aliquam molestie erat. Ut et mauris vel pede varius sollicitudin. Sed ut dolor nec orci tincidunt interdum. Phasellus ipsum. Nunc tristique tempus lectus.</p>
</div>
</div>

<div class="demo-description">
<p>Simple tabs adding and removing.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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The code above generates the following result.

Build jQuery UI Tabs - Simple manipulation in JavaScript