Use a UITabBar without UITabBarController to control a UIWebView

Question

I want to use a UITabBar to let the user navigate a single UIWebView. Is this possible or would I be better off using a UIToolbar? If

Answer 1

Using the platform style users are familiar with in your application is a good thing, but if you want more flexibility in where you place things and how you set up your hierarchy you might just better go with UITabBar directly and then implement the UITabBarDelegate separately.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/reference/UITabBar_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/c_ref/UITabBar

I always advocate not using UITableViewController and other specialized ViewControllers like UITabBarController because separating everything avoids clutter and makes your applications more flexible.