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Edit background color of specific Tab bar item

Hey i would like to change the background Color of my center tab bar item like instagram in swift, anyone who knows how it works. I googled but can't find any helpful answer.

Solution

  • You can use the following code : 

    // Add background color to middle tabBarItem
let itemIndex = 2
let bgColor = UIColor(red: 0.08, green: 0.726, blue: 0.702, alpha: 1.0)

let itemWidth = tabBar.frame.width / CGFloat(tabBar.items!.count)
let bgView = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(itemWidth * itemIndex, 0, itemWidth, tabBar.frame.height))
bgView.backgroundColor = bgColor
tabBar.insertSubview(bgView, atIndex: 0)

    For reference you can look into these Stackoverflow posts :