HTMX retain form input value on hx-get

[kharabela]

Refer example from https://htmx.org/examples/tabs-javascript/

url provided in parameter hx-get="/tab1" gets triggered.
each time I click on tab , it reloads entire data .This is good for read only data.
However, if I have a input field filled , And I re-clicked the tab ,it reloads the tab & wipes out my previously filled data.

How can I stop the hx-get again? If not possible to prevent subsequent calls , how can I retain my input