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Asked: 2026-05-27T21:10:08+00:00

I am new to jQuery and have managed to create a tabbed interface with

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I am new to jQuery and have managed to create a tabbed interface with 4 sections. When the page loads, the tab content of section 1 shows up and the user can click on the others links to show other sections. In other words, tab 1 is always the first to be “active.” However, I want to have a random “active” tab every time the page loads, so that other sections can be “active” as well randomly. Once the page loads with the random active tab, then the user can click to look at other sections.

I would sincerely appreciate any insight on how to do this exactly. THANK YOU so much

<body>

<div id="tabs">

<ul>
<li><a href="#1">Tab One</a></li>
<li><a href="#2">Tab Two</a></li>
<li><a href="#3">Tab Three</a></li>
<li><a href="#4">Tab Four</a></li>
</ul>

<div id="1">
<h3>Tab 1</h3>
<p>Some content</p>
</div>
<div id="2">
<h3>Tab 2</h3>
<p>Some content</p>
</div>
<div id="3">
<h3>Tab 3</h3>
<p>Some content</p>
</div>
<div id="4">
<h3>Tab 4</h3>
<p>Some content</p>
</div>

</div> <!-- end tabs -->


<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){

$('#tabs div').hide(); // Hide all divs
$('#tabs div:first').show(); // Show the first div
$('#tabs ul li:first').addClass('active'); // Set the class of the first link to active
$('#tabs ul li a').click(function(){ //When any link is clicked
$('#tabs ul li').removeClass('active'); // Remove active class from all links
$(this).parent().addClass('active'); //Set clicked link class to active
var currentTab = $(this).attr('href'); // Set variable currentTab to value of href attribute of clicked link
$('#tabs div').hide(); // Hide all divs
$(currentTab).show(); // Show div with id equal to variable currentTab
return false;
});
});
</script>

</body>
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  1. Editorial Team
    var $tabs = $('#tabs div');

$tabs.hide();

var index = Math.floor($tabs.length * Math.random());

$tabs.eq(index).show();

    This can be condensed a bit, I have spread it out to be a bit more understandable. I select a random number between 0 and the number of tabs -1. Then use eq to filter to that numbered element.

    http://jsfiddle.net/tnP3R/

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