I need select specific tab functionality for the jquery tabs on clicking on the html buttons. I am using jquery.1.9.1.js and jquery-ui-1.10.2.custom.js file. I have implemented below code but does not work for me. <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> $("#ui-tabs").tabs(); function SelectTab() { // bind click event to link $('#ui-tabs').tabs('select', 2); // switch to third tab ret