Hiding the tabbar and removing the space
Programmatically, add this to the next view controller for swift 4.
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
tabBarController?.tabBar.isHidden = true
edgesForExtendedLayout = UIRectEdge.bottom
extendedLayoutIncludesOpaqueBars = true
}
And add a background color
Swift 3:
extension UITabBarController {
func setTabBarVisible(visible:Bool, duration: TimeInterval, animated:Bool) {
if (tabBarIsVisible() == visible) { return }
let frame = self.tabBar.frame
let height = frame.size.height
let offsetY = (visible ? -height : height)
// animation
UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: duration, curve: .linear) {
self.tabBar.frame.offsetBy(dx:0, dy:offsetY)
self.view.frame = CGRect(x:0,y:0,width: self.view.frame.width, height: self.view.frame.height + offsetY)
self.view.setNeedsDisplay()
self.view.layoutIfNeeded()
}.startAnimation()
}
func tabBarIsVisible() ->Bool {
return self.tabBar.frame.origin.y < UIScreen.main.bounds.height
}
}
To use (if for example self
is a UITabBarController
):
self.setTabBarVisible(visible: false, duration: 0.3, animated: true)
Swift 2.x:
extension UITabBarController {
func setTabBarVisible(visible:Bool, duration: NSTimeInterval, animated:Bool) {
if (tabBarIsVisible() == visible) { return }
let frame = self.tabBar.frame
let height = frame.size.height
let offsetY = (visible ? -height : height)
// animation
UIView.animateWithDuration(animated ? duration : 0.0) {
self.tabBar.frame = CGRectOffset(frame, 0, offsetY)
self.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.view.frame.width, self.view.frame.height + offsetY)
self.view.setNeedsDisplay()
self.view.layoutIfNeeded()
}
}
func tabBarIsVisible() ->Bool {
return self.tabBar.frame.origin.y < UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.height
}
}
To use:
self.tabBarController?.setTabBarVisible(visible: false, duration: 0.3, animated: true)
If you're still seeing a black stripe under your hidden tab bar, have you tried to select Extend Edges Under Opaque Bars here?
Make also sure that Under Bottom Bars is still selected. Hope it helps!
After saw your screenshot in comment. I think you can try to set hidesBottomBarWhenPushed
to true.
hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = true
Or storyboard.
It will hide bottom bar automatically when you pushed to another view controller, and appear it again when you go back.