Set the background color of UITabBarItem

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Is there an easy way to set the background color of an individual UITabBarItem?

In my scenario, I would like to use a different image for each of my 2 barItems and then set the background of my 2 barItems to a different background color each- say red and green.

I am not looking to set the background color of the whole tabBar.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '14 at 15:51

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You need to set selected and unselected image.

[self.tabBarItem setFinishedSelectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"img"] withFinishedUnselectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"img"]];

answered Oct 08 '14 at 15:51

BoilingLime

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Are you assuming that the images will have the colored background? My question was about getting an image (asset) with no background. And then after adding the image, adding a colored background to the section behind that image in the Tabbar. – Khaled Barazi Oct 08 '14 at 16:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '15 at 07:36

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I think that following is easy.

To use a big separated background image.
To superpose image and background color. (using UIGraphics)

answered Mar 02 '15 at 07:36

Daishi Nakajima

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Set the background color of UITabBarItem

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