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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>tab panel detach</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 520px; }
    .tabs { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
    .tab-btn { padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer; }
    .tab-btn.active { background: #6366f1; color: #fff; border-color: #6366f1; }
    #tab-content { padding: 16px; border: 2px solid #6366f1; border-radius: 8px; min-height: 60px; background: #eef2ff; }
    .panel { display: none; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="tabs">
    <button type="button" class="tab-btn active" data-tab="panel-a">Tab A</button>
    <button type="button" class="tab-btn" data-tab="panel-b">Tab B</button>
    <button type="button" class="tab-btn" data-tab="panel-c">Tab C</button>
  </div>
  <div id="tab-content"></div>
  <div id="panel-a" class="panel">Panel A content — form state preserved when detached.</div>
  <div id="panel-b" class="panel">Panel B content — widgets stay bound.</div>
  <div id="panel-c" class="panel">Panel C content — no rebuild on switch.</div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    var activePanel = null;
    $(".tab-btn").on("click", function() {
      var target = $(this).data("tab");
      if (activePanel) {
        activePanel.detach();
      }
      activePanel = $("#" + target);
      activePanel.appendTo("#tab-content");
      $(".tab-btn").removeClass("active");
      $(this).addClass("active");
    });
    $(".tab-btn").first().click();
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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