title: how to get GET and POST variables with JQuery?
body: <p>How do I simply get <code>GET</code> and <code>POST</code> values with JQuery?</p>
  
  <p>What I want to do is something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('#container-1 &gt; ul').tabs().tabs('select', $_GET('selectedTabIndex'));
  </code></pre>