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

# selectTabViewItem(at:)

Selects the tab view item specified by index.

## Declaration

```swift
func selectTabViewItem(at index: Int)
```

## Parameters

- `index`: The index of the tab item to selected.

## Discussion

Discussion The index parameter is base 0. 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(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectTabViewItem(withIdentifier:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(withidentifier:).md)
- [selectedTabViewItem](appkit/nstabview/selectedtabviewitem.md)
- [takeSelectedTabViewItemFromSender(_:)](appkit/nstabview/takeselectedtabviewitemfromsender(_:).md)