# Tab strip scripting, How can i get the tab name?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-scripting-how-can-i-get-the-tab-name/9012>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 5, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-scripting-how-can-i-get-the-tab-name/9012 "2014-09-05T14:53:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![drewdin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drewdin/32/3363_2.png) [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-scripting-how-can-i-get-the-tab-name/9012/1 "2014-09-05T14:53:15Z")

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How can I access the tab strips selected tabs name?

I want to set some tags based on which tab was selected, currently im using the property change event to tell me when it was clicked but now i need to access the properties.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![drewdin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drewdin/32/3363_2.png) [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-scripting-how-can-i-get-the-tab-name/9012/2 "2014-09-05T14:59:33Z")

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oldValue and NewValue give me what i need if anyone is interested