steps to add tabbarcontroller to AppDelegate using Interface Builder in XCode 4.2 Empty Application template

Question

while I\'m stuck at this question I cannot find the right steps to add a UITabBarController to the AppDelegate (not programatically) but by using interface builder for the \"Emp

Answer 1

Here's what I had to do.

From your storyboard's Objects list (Controllers & Objects) in the Utilities panel, drag over a generic "Object" (yellow cube) to your Tab Bar Controller Scene page (I place the object under the "Exit" object).

Set the class of the object to your appDelegate. Now you should be able to link your Tab Bar Controller's delegate to your appDelegate object. You can also link the appDelegate to the Tab Bar Controller if you've created a property such as

@property (weak, nonatomic, readwrite) IBOutlet UITabBarController *tabs