[jQuery] current selected tab versus previously selected tab

[jQuery] current selected tab versus previously selected tab


I'm getting some unexpected behavior when trying to determine the
selected tab. I always get the index of the prior selected tab. Here
is the code:
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
var $tabs = jQuery("#example > ul").tabs({ fx: { height: 'toggle',
opacity: 'toggle' } });
$tabs.tabs({
select: function(e, ui) {
var selected = $tabs.data('selected.tabs');
alert("selected: "+selected+ ", event: "+e);
}
});
});
Any suggestion on this are most welcome.
Duane Gran