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tabBarController(_:shouldSelect:)

Asks the delegate whether the specified view controller should be made active.

Declaration

optional func tabBarController(_ tabBarController: UITabBarController, shouldSelect viewController: UIViewController) -> Bool

Parameters

  • tabBarController:

    The tab bar controller containing viewController.

  • viewController:

    The view controller belonging to the tab that was tapped by the user.

Return Value

true if the view controller’s tab should be selected or false if the current tab should remain active.

Discussion

The tab bar controller calls this method in response to the user tapping a tab bar item. You can use this method to dynamically decide whether a given tab should be made the active tab.

See Also

Managing tab bar selections