customizing the uitabbaritem - objective-c

Question

Hello I have been trying to customize the UItabBarItem and i have found some piece of code can customize the UItabbaritem but they aren't just working me. Nothing happens when i use any of the two code. Any help will be appreciated. thx in advance
[yourTabBarItem setTitleTextAttributes:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0,0)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
[UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:18.0], UITextAttributeFont, nil]
forState:UIControlStateNormal];
I have tried this one too, but this one isn't working either.
[[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor blackColor], UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, 1)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
[UIFont fontWithName:#"Rok" size:0.0], UITextAttributeFont,
nil]
forState:UIControlStateNormal];
Here is my code
ViewController.h
// ViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface ViewController : UIViewController
{
UIImage *img;
UITabBarItem *tabBarItem;
}
#end
My ViewController.m
// ViewController.m
#import "ViewController.h"
#implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor purpleColor]];
img=[UIImage imageNamed:#"image2.jpg"];
//[[UITabBarItem appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor yellowColor]];
// [tabBarItem setTitleTextAttributes:<#(NSDictionary *)#> forState:<#(UIControlState)#>
// tabBarItem=[[UITabBarItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"View1" image:img tag:0];
[[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor blackColor], UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, 1)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
[UIFont fontWithName:#"Rok" size:0.0], UITextAttributeFont,
nil]
forState:UIControlStateNormal];
self.tabBarItem=tabBarItem;
}
#end
And my AppDelegate.h
// AppDelegate.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "ViewController.h"
#import "ViewController1.h"
#import "ViewController2.h"
#interface AppDelegate : UIResponder <UIApplicationDelegate>
{
UITabBarController *tabBarController;
}
#property (strong, nonatomic) UIWindow *window;
#property (strong, nonatomic) ViewController *vc;
#property (strong, nonatomic) ViewController1 *vc1;
#property (strong, nonatomic) ViewController2 *vc2;
#end
AppDelegate.m
// AppDelegate.m
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation AppDelegate
#synthesize window = _window,vc,vc1,vc2;
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
tabBarController=[[UITabBarController alloc]init];
vc=[[ViewController alloc]init];
vc1=[[ViewController1 alloc]init];
vc2=[[ViewController2 alloc]init];
// CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 32, 48);
// UIView *v=[[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:frame];
// v.backgroundColor=[UIColor redColor];
// tabBarController.view.backgroundColor=[UIColor redColor];
// [tabBarController adds
NSArray *controllersArray=[[NSArray alloc]initWithObjects:vc,vc1,vc2, nil];
// Override point for customization after application launch.
tabBarController.viewControllers=controllersArray;
tabBarController.selectedViewController=vc;
[self.window setRootViewController:tabBarController];
self.window.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
return YES;
}
#end
I have other ViewContoller also but for now my focus is one viewController , if i can customize the one then same i can do for others, for sake of saving save space and time. thx

Answer 1

UI element customization can be done using the tutorial