How do I set selected tab in UITabBarController using StoryBoard?

Question

How can I switch to some tab in UITabBarController using StoryBoard? I have tried the code below but without success (the tab is not selected):

self.tabBar.selectedIndex = 3; 

Honestly I used nib files without StoryBoard and this code above worked fine in

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions           :(NSDictionary *)launchOptions 

but now I can't set the tab programatically. Maybe there is another problem that is not connected to selecting the tab. How can I switch tabs?

Answer 1

Grab your instance of UITabBarController then set the selectedViewController property:

yourTabBarController.selectedViewController=[yourTabBarController.viewControllers objectAtIndex:3];//or whichever index you want 

Answer 2

Alexander, I think your problem is getting correct instance of your tab bar. If your tab bar is your root view controller, then you can do it like this in your appdelegate if didFinishLoading method:

UITabBarController *tabBar = (UITabBarController *)self.window.rootViewController;     [tabBar setSelectedIndex:3]; 

Give it a try and tell me the result please.