---
title: "selectTabViewItem(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(_:)"
---

# selectTabViewItem(_:)

Selects the specified tab view item.

## Declaration

```swift
func selectTabViewItem(_ tabViewItem: NSTabViewItem?)
```

## Parameters

- `tabViewItem`: The tab item to select.

## Discussion

Discussion If there is a delegate and the delegate supports it, sends the delegate the tabView(_:shouldSelect:) message.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [insertTabViewItem(_:at:)](appkit/nstabview/inserttabviewitem(_:at:).md)

### Selecting a Tab

- [selectFirstTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectfirsttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectLastTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectlasttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectNextTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectnexttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectPreviousTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectprevioustabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectTabViewItem(at:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(at:).md)
- [selectTabViewItem(withIdentifier:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(withidentifier:).md)
- [selectedTabViewItem](appkit/nstabview/selectedtabviewitem.md)
- [takeSelectedTabViewItemFromSender(_:)](appkit/nstabview/takeselectedtabviewitemfromsender(_:).md)