SwiftUI TabView

Navigating through different sections of an app seamlessly is crucial for creating a smooth user experience. The iOS Tab Bar is a popular choice for developers to implement basic tab-based navigation, and in SwiftUI, TabView is the component that makes this possible.

In this story, we’ll walk you through the basics of TabView and explore everything you need to know to elevate your SwiftUI projects.

What is TabView?

TabView is a SwiftUI component that switches the user interface between child views based on user tab selection. From a development perspective, this component binds a selected tab identifier value, allowing it to match and display the corresponding view. This enables developers to create intuitive and user-friendly tab-based navigation within their apps.

Basic of TabView

We can add TabView as a main view in the body, where we can include any views inside the content. Each view is associated with a tab button at the bottom by using the .tabItem modifier.

The following code will create a Tab Bar at the bottom, allowing you to switch between “Home” and “Settings” views.

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        TabView {
            Text("Home").tabItem { Text("Home") }…