Currently, I am trying to trigger the \'didSelectViewController\' method programmatically via the following code:
self.tabController.selectedViewController
self.tabController.selectedIndex = NEWSTAB_INDEX; // to actually switch to the controller (your code would work as well) - not sure if this does or not send the didSelectViewController: message to the delegate
[self.tabController.delegate tabBarController:self.tabController didSelectViewController:[self.tabController.viewControllers objectAtIndex:NEWSTAB_INDEX]]; // send didSelectViewController to the tabBarController delegate