Customized UITabBar programmatically - ios

Question

I am trying to draw a shape for UITabBar programmatically. Below is the code
class CustomTabBar: UITabBar {
private var shapeLayer: CALayer?
private func addShape() {
let shapeLayer = CAShapeLayer()
shapeLayer.path = createPath()
shapeLayer.strokeColor = UIColor.lightGray.cgColor
shapeLayer.fillColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
shapeLayer.lineWidth = 1.0
if let oldShapeLayer = self.shapeLayer {
self.layer.replaceSublayer(oldShapeLayer, with: shapeLayer)
} else {
self.layer.insertSublayer(shapeLayer, at: 0)
}
self.shapeLayer = shapeLayer
}
override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {
self.addShape()
}
init() {
super.init(frame: .zero)
self.addShape()
}
required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: coder)
fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
}
func createPath() -> CGPath {
let height: CGFloat = 37.0
let path = UIBezierPath()
let centerWidth = self.frame.width / 2
path.move(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)) // start top left
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: (centerWidth - height * 2), y: 0)) // the beginning of the trough
// first curve down
path.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: centerWidth, y: height),
controlPoint1: CGPoint(x: (centerWidth - 30), y: 0), controlPoint2: CGPoint(x: centerWidth - 35, y: height))
// second curve up
path.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: (centerWidth + height * 2), y: 0),
controlPoint1: CGPoint(x: centerWidth + 35, y: height), controlPoint2: CGPoint(x: (centerWidth + 30), y: 0))
// complete the rect
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.frame.width, y: 0))
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.frame.width, y: self.frame.height))
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: self.frame.height))
path.close()
return path.cgPath
}
override func point(inside point: CGPoint, with event: UIEvent?) -> Bool {
let buttonRadius: CGFloat = 35
return abs(self.center.x - point.x) > buttonRadius || abs(point.y) > buttonRadius
}
func createPathCircle() -> CGPath {
let radius: CGFloat = 37.0
let path = UIBezierPath()
let centerWidth = self.frame.width / 2
path.move(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0))
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: (centerWidth - radius * 2), y: 0))
path.addArc(withCenter: CGPoint(x: centerWidth, y: 0), radius: radius, startAngle: CGFloat(180).degreesToRadians, endAngle: CGFloat(0).degreesToRadians, clockwise: false)
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.frame.width, y: 0))
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.frame.width, y: self.frame.height))
path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: self.frame.height))
path.close()
return path.cgPath
}
}
I am trying to use CustomTabBar in my Custom UITabBarController but it is not reflecting the shape. But when I do with storyboard it is working can I know the reason.
class MyTabBarViewController: UITabBarController {
let customTabBar: CustomTabBar = CustomTabBar()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
self.viewControllers = [UIStoryboard.init(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateViewController(identifier: "FirstViewController"), UIStoryboard.init(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateViewController(identifier: "SecondViewController")]
} else {
// Fallback on earlier versions
}
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
/*
// MARK: - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
}
*/
override var tabBar: UITabBar {
return customTabBar
}
}
I have tried moving the addShape() in init but it did not work. Any suggestions on how can I do without storyboards.