Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/bootstrap.tabcontroller.js =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/includes/javascript/Attic/bootstrap.tabcontroller.js,v diff -u -r1.1.2.1 -r1.1.2.2 --- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/bootstrap.tabcontroller.js 22 Mar 2016 07:08:03 -0000 1.1.2.1 +++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/bootstrap.tabcontroller.js 12 Apr 2016 01:16:24 -0000 1.1.2.2 @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ -var selectedTabID = "0"; - function selectTab(tabID) { - //save tabID as selectedTabID - selectedTabID = tabID; - $('#'+tabID).tab('show'); // this line does not work! no errors just no show! + var tabFilter = '#page-tabs a[href="#t'+tabID+'"]'; + $(tabFilter).tab('show'); try { //trigger the custom event listener onSelectTab() @@ -14,3 +11,9 @@ } } +function getCurrentTabID() { + var activeTab = $("ul#page-tabs li.active a"); + var href = activeTab.attr("href") // activated tab, should be "#t" + var activeTabID = href.substring(2); + return activeTabID; +}