Question

I’m using Jquery UI Tabs loading ajax content and I’m wondering how to retrieve:

$.data(ui.tab, 'load.tabs');

outside of .tabs()

Actually I do so:

$("#boards").tabs({
    select : function(event, ui) {
              $.data(ui.tab, 'load.tabs');
    },
});

But I want to access ui.tab outside of .tabs() is possible? how?

Answer 1

You could have a variable outside of that select function, which you set inside of it. This should not be a global variable, unless absolutely neccessary though. And keep in mind that the select function must have been called before at least once, before you can access that variable (because it is set inside the function, not before).
That would result in something like this:

/* This is not recommended to be a global context */

var myUiTabVariable;
$("#boards").tabs({
    select : function(event, ui) {
        myUiTabVariable = ui.tab;
        MyFunction();
    }
});

function MyFunction() {
    //Here you can use the ui.tab varible outside of the select function
    console.log(myUiTabVariable);
}

Once again, remember that you should not call MyFunction unless the select function has been called at least once. Otherwise myUiTabVariable would be undefined.