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iOS Implementing Designs for iPhone Customizing Table View Controllers Styling the Tab Bar

Boyan Angelov
Boyan Angelov
26,485 Points
Posted by Boyan Angelov
Boyan Angelov
26,485 Points

Can't find syntax error.

I am trying hard to find the error. Here's the code I have so far:

#import "AppDelegate.h"

@implementation AppDelegate

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
    // Customize the nav bar
    UIImage *backgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"navBarBackground"];
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setBarTintColor:[UIColor redColor]];
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:backgroundImage forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];

    // Customize the tab bar
    NSDictionary *titleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextColor, nil];

    [[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:[titleTextAttributes forState:UIControlStateNormal]];
    return YES;
}

@end

Sometimes I think that these challenges are unnecessarily difficult, we would be able to spot those errors easily in Xcode... Anyways, hope somebody can help :)

4 Answers

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

You have a few to much of these "[]". Try this instead:

    [[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:titleTextAttributes forState:UIControlStateNormal];
Boyan Angelov
Boyan Angelov
26,485 Points
Boyan Angelov
Boyan Angelov
26,485 Points

Oh cool, it works! Thanks Thomas :)

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

A good tip for these challenges is to actually type them out in xcode, then copy/paste it in

Patrick Donahue
Patrick Donahue
9,523 Points
Patrick Donahue
Patrick Donahue
9,523 Points

I think you need to remove the "forState" part in the setTitleTextAttribute statement.

Boyan Angelov
Boyan Angelov
26,485 Points
Boyan Angelov
Boyan Angelov
26,485 Points

:) still thanks for the fast answer