1 files changed, 21 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js b/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js
index 2d258d1d2..5555b95f5 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js
@@ -413,6 +413,16 @@ $.widget("ui.tabs", {
 
 	},
 
+    _getIndex: function(index) {
+		// meta-function to give users option to provide a href string instead of a numerical index.
+		// also sanitizes numerical indexes to valid values.
+		if (typeof index == 'string') {
+			index = this.anchors.index(this.anchors.filter('[href$=' + index + ']'));
+		}
+		
+		return index;
+	},
+
 	destroy: function() {
 		var o = this.options;
 
@@ -512,6 +522,7 @@ $.widget("ui.tabs", {
 	},
 
 	remove: function(index) {
+		index = this._getIndex(index);
 		var o = this.options, $li = this.lis.eq(index).remove(),
 			$panel = this.panels.eq(index).remove();
 
@@ -532,6 +543,7 @@ $.widget("ui.tabs", {
 	},
 
 	enable: function(index) {
+		index = this._getIndex(index);
 		var o = this.options;
 		if ($.inArray(index, o.disabled) == -1) {
 			return;
@@ -546,6 +558,7 @@ $.widget("ui.tabs", {
 	},
 
 	disable: function(index) {
+		index = this._getIndex(index);
 		var self = this, o = this.options;
 		if (index != o.selected) { // cannot disable already selected tab
 			this.lis.eq(index).addClass('ui-state-disabled');
@@ -561,21 +574,20 @@ $.widget("ui.tabs", {
 	},
 
 	select: function(index) {
-		if (typeof index == 'string') {
-			index = this.anchors.index(this.anchors.filter('[href$=' + index + ']'));
-		}
-		else if (index === null) { // usage of null is deprecated, TODO remove in next release
-			index = -1;
-		}
-		if (index == -1 && this.options.collapsible) {
-			index = this.options.selected;
+		index = this._getIndex(index);
+		if (index == -1) {
+			if (this.options.collapsible && this.options.selected != -1) {
+				index = this.options.selected;
+			} else {
+				return this;
+			}
 		}
-
 		this.anchors.eq(index).trigger(this.options.event + '.tabs');
 		return this;
 	},
 
 	load: function(index) {
+		index = this._getIndex(index);
 		var self = this, o = this.options, a = this.anchors.eq(index)[0], url = $.data(a, 'load.tabs');
 
 		this.abort();