Trying to add 3rd tab to tabBarController

Michele picture Michele · Apr 7, 2012 · Viewed 37.5k times · Source

I'm trying to add a 3rd tab to the tabBarController using ios5. The standard object you get when you drag it out to your storyboard has 2 tabs. Does anyone know how to do this? I searched the internet and all examples start with their tabBarController with the extra tabs without showing how to get it.

Answer

Suragch picture Suragch · Sep 28, 2015

Here is the video I watched that taught me how to add a third tab to a TabBarController:

I will summarize the process below.

Create a new Tabbed Application project

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This will automatically provide two tabs that already "just work".

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Add new View Controller

Drag another view controller onto the storyboard.

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Add Tab Bar Item

Drag a Tab Bar Item onto the new View Controller that you just added.

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Connect to Tab View Controller

Click and Control-Drag from the Tab View Controller to your new View Controller. A menu will pop up. Choose the view controllers option under the Relationship Segue group.

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That's it. You should be able to run it now and have all three tabs work. Watch the video that I linked to for more details.

Note:

  • To do anything on your new tab, don't forget to add a new View Controller class (as you would for any new View Controller).