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Select

methods

Get/set the selected tab. If called without arguments, it returns the currently selected tab.

select

Parameters:elementString|Element|jQuery|Number

The target tab(s), specified as a selector, jQuery object or index in the tab group.

Returns:jQuery

the selected tab if called without arguments. kendo.ui.TabStrip if called with arguments.

<div id="tabstrip">
  <ul>
    <li>Tab 1</li>
    <li>Tab 2</li>
  </ul>
  <div>
    <button class='k-button'>Select second tab</button>
  </div>
  <div>Content 2</div>
</div>

<script>
  var tabStrip = $("#tabstrip").kendoTabStrip().data("kendoTabStrip");

  tabStrip.select("li:first");  // Select by jQuery selector
  $("#tabstrip").on("click", ".k-button", function() {
  	  tabStrip.select(1);   // Select by index
  })
</script>