Here's my solution for history-enabled tabs:
var tabContainer = $(".tabs"),
tabsContent = tabContainer.find(".tabsection").hide(),
tabNav = $(".tab-nav"), tabs = tabNav.find("a").on("click", function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
var href = this.href.split("#")[1]; //mydiv
var target = "#" + href; //#myDiv
tabs.each(function() {
$(this)[0].className = ""; //reset class names
});
tabsContent.hide();
$(this).addClass("active");
var $target = $(target).show();
if ($target.length === 0) {
console.log("Could not find associated tab content for " + target);
}
$target.removeAttr("id");
// TODO: You could add smooth scroll to element
document.location.hash = target;
$target.attr("id", href);
return false;
});
And to show the last-selected tab:
var currentHashURL = document.location.hash;
if (currentHashURL != "") { //a tab was set in hash earlier
// show selected
$(currentHashURL).show();
}
else { //default to show first tab
tabsContent.first().show();
}
// Now set the tab to active
tabs.filter("[href*='" + currentHashURL + "']").addClass("active");
Note the *=
on the filter
call. This is a jQuery-specific thing, and without it, your history-enabled tabs will fail.