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guiSetSelectedTab

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This function is used to change the currently selected tab in a tab panel.

Syntax

bool guiSetSelectedTab ( element tabPanel, element theTab )
Required Arguments
  • tabPanel: The tab panel which current tab you want to change.
  • theTab: The tab which will be the new active tab.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the selected tab was changed to a new one successfully, false otherwise.

Code Examples

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This example changes the selected tab to the next available tab.

local tabPanel = guiCreateTabPanel ( 0, 0.1, 1, 1, true) --create a tab panel which fills the whole window
local tab1 = guiCreateTab("Welcome",tabPanel) --create a tab for the tab panel above
local tab2 = guiCreateTab("Info",tabPanel)--create another tab for the tab panel at the top


function check()
   if(guiGetSelectedTab(tabPanel)==tab1)then --Check what tab is currently shown
      guiSetSelectedTab(tabPanel,tab2) --if the "Welcome" tab is selected, change it to tab2("Info" tab)
   else
      guiSetSelectedTab(tabPanel,tab1) --if the "Info" tab is selected, change it to tab1("Welcome" tab)
   end
end

See Also

GUI Functions
GUI Elements
Reference