Programmatically switching between tabs within Swift

Question

I need write some code to switch the view to another tab when the iOS app starts (so, for example, the second tab is shown by default rather than the first).

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Answer 1

To expand on @codester's answer, you don't need to check and then assign, you can do it in one step:

func application(application: UIApplication!, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: NSDictionary!) -> Bool {
    // Override point for customization after application launch.

    if let tabBarController = self.window!.rootViewController as? UITabBarController {
        tabBarController.selectedIndex = 1
    }

    return true
}