Question

i’m working in ios application i need to customize tabbar to be like this

First I created 5 viewcontrollers each one in navigation controller
then put them in tabbbarcontroller

I googled for this problem and I found solution

[self.tabBarItem setFinishedSelectedImage:<#(UIImage *)#> withFinishedUnselectedImage:<#(UIImage *)#>]

but it is for iOS 5, I need solution for both iOS 4 and iOS 5.

Answer 1

For customizing tab bar in ios4 is not available with code for that you need to make us custom tab bar for that you can refer this Que.

How to Customize the tabbarcontroller

or you also can do like simple logic with making full tab bar image like this

here i have made one image view on appdel did finish method and done like this in the app.

self.imgV.frame=CGRectMake(0, 431, 320, 49);
[self.tabbarcontroller.view addSubview:self.imgV];

- (BOOL)tabBarController:(UITabBarController *)tabBarController shouldSelectViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController{
    NSUInteger index=[[tabBarController viewControllers] indexOfObject:viewController];
    NSString *deviceType = [UIDevice currentDevice].model;
    NSLog(@"Device%@",deviceType);

    if(UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM()==UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad){
      //  self.imgV.frame=CGRectMake(0, 975, 768, 49);
        //[self.tabbarcontroller.view addSubview:self.imgV];

        switch (index) {
            case 0:
                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"reservation_tab~iPad.png"];
                break;
            case 1:
                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"place_order_tab~iPad.png"];
                break;
            case 2:
                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"location_tab~iPad.png"];
                break;
            case 3:
                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"favorite_tab~iPad.png"];
                break;
            case 4:

                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"signature_dishes_tab~iPad.png"];

                break;
            case 5:
                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"history_tab~iPad.png"];
                break;
            case 6:

                self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"contact_us_tab~iPad.png"];

                break;
            default:
                break;
        }

    }
    else{



    switch (index) {
        case 0:
            self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"reservation_tab.png"];
            break;
        case 1:
            self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"place_order_tab.png"];
            break;
        case 2:
            self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"location_tab.png"];
            break;
        case 3:
            self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"favorite_tab.png"];
            break;
        case 4:

                       self.imgV.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"gallery_tab.png"];

            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
    }
    return YES;
}