UITabBarController image iOS 5

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I created a UITabBarController with storyboard for iOS5. I don't have the UITabBar declared in my ViewController and I can't set background image for tab bar.

UIImage *tabBackground = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"tabBarBackground.jpg"] resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0)];
// Set background for all UITabBars
[[UITabBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:tabBackground];
// Set background for only this UITabBar
[[tabBarController tabBar] setBackgroundImage:tabBackground];

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 08 '12 at 15:57

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You'll need to designate tabBarController as an IBOutlet property

@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UITabBarController *tabBarController;

Then wire them up in the Connections inspector in Interface Builder, and you'll be able to use your code as shown.

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answered Dec 08 '12 at 15:57

Andy Obusek

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This is correct, without an outlet to the UI component you want to change, you won't be able to change it. – Daniel Dec 08 '12 at 15:59

UITabBarController image iOS 5

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