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Can't select tab bar items, greyed out tab bar

My nav bar is completely greyed out. I've seen some solutions like this saying that you should simply add an image to the tab bar item. I can't even select a tab bar item...see screen below.

Any ideas? I'm running Xcode 7.2, using Swift with a BaaS (Parse). I've searched for hours/days and can't figure this one out...May sound like a dumb question, but every other example I search essentially shows a tab bar with items that you can select/edit within the interface builder. As I can't figure out how to select a tab bar item within the interface builder, I've essentially been stuck. Do I need to do this all programmatically (I know some people have preference here), or can it be done in interface builder?

I add them as has been mentioned (using a view controller relationship segue, images below), but after I add it, everything is still greyed out and I don't have any tab bar items. Any ideas?

control-click action, using relationship segue under view controller everything is greyed out, no tab bar items available to edit or add images to

Solution

  • Ok, here we go. You have a Tab Bar created.

    Drag a View Controller to your storyboard. Place it next to your Tab Bar.

    Ctrl-click on the Tab Bar and drag it to the View Controller.

    Select the option like the image below.

    enter image description here About this this you must see the item on your tab bar. Click on it and you'll be able to edit (choose an image, change the label...).

    Hope that helps.