Basic tabs with jQuery

Mostly displays how to keep track of the shared indices in collections.

by rpflorence

HTML

<div id="mytabs">
    <ul class=tabs>
        <li><a class=current href="#one">One</a></li>
        <li><a href="#two">Two</a></li>
        <li><a href="#three">Three</a></li>
    </ul>

    <div class=panels>
        <div id="one">
            <h1>One</h1>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
        </div>
        <div id="two">
            <h1>Two</h1>
            <p>sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
        </div>
        <div id="one">
            <h1>Three</h1>
            <p>Et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. psum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.hidden { display: none; }
.current { background: #fff; border-bottom: solid 1px #fff}

li { float: left; margin-right: 10px;}

li a {display: block; background: #ccc; padding: 4px 10px; border: solid 1px #ccc; margin-bottom: -1px}

.panels { clear: both; border: solid 1px #ccc; padding: 10px;}

JavaScript

var container = $('#mytabs'),
    tabs = container.find('.tabs a'),
    panels = container.find('.panels > *');

panels.each(function (index){
    if (index === 0) return;
    $(this).addClass('hidden');
});

tabs.each(function (index){
    $(this).click(function (event){
        event.preventDefault();
        panels.addClass('hidden');
        $(panels[index]).removeClass('hidden');
        
        tabs.removeClass('current');
        $(tabs[index]).addClass('current');
    })
})