I need to disable JQuery tabs programmatically. The tabs are inside an update panel (Ajax) and the update panel is in an ASP.NET page. Code:

<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="http://ui.jquery.com/testing/themes/base/ui.all.css" />

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ui.jquery.com/testing/ui/ui.core.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ui.jquery.com/testing/ui/ui.tabs.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">

    $(document).ready(function(){
        $("#example").tabs();
    });


    function hidetabs(){
        $(document).ready(function(){
        $("#example").tabs();
        $('#example').data('disabled.tabs', [1, 2]);});
    }
</script>


<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/any.Master" AutoEventWireup="true" Codebehind="anycode.aspx.cs"
    Inherits="anycode" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">

<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel_Deal_Import" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<div id="example">
<ul>
<li><a href="#fragment-1"><span>One</span></a></li>
<li><a href="#fragment-2"><span>Two</span></a></li>
<li><a href="#fragment-3"><span>Three</span></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="fragment-1">
<p>
First tab is active by default:</p>
<pre><code>$('#example').tabs();</code></pre>

<asp:Button ID="btn_Save" OnClick="btn_Save_Click" runat="server" Text="Save" Visible="False" CommandName="Save">
</div>

<div id="fragment-2">
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ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
</div>
<div id="fragment-3">
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