How do I hide/show tabBar when tapped using Swift in iOS8

Question

I am trying to mimic the UINavigationController\'s new hidesBarsOnTap with a tab bar. I have seen many answers to this that either point to setting the hi

Answer 1

Swift 5

To hide

  override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
     self.tabBarController?.tabBar.isHidden = true
   }

To show again

   override func viewDidDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
    self.tabBarController?.tabBar.isHidden = false
  }