Present Modal View from Tab View in SwiftUI

Written by Team Kodeco

In SwiftUI, it’s easy to present a modal view from a tab view. You can use the built-in sheet modifier to display a modal view when a user taps a tab item.

Here’s an example of how you can present a modal view from a tab view:

struct ContentView: View {
  @State private var isPresented = false
  @State private var selectedTab: Int = 1
  
  var body: some View {
    TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
      Text("First Tab")
        .tabItem {
          Image(systemName: "1.circle")
          Text("Tab 1")
        }
        .tag(1)
      
      Text("Second Tab")
        .tabItem {
          Image(systemName: "2.circle")
          Text("Tab 2")
        }
        .tag(2)
    }
    .onChange(of: selectedTab) { _ in
      isPresented = true
    }
    .sheet(isPresented: $isPresented) {
      ModalView(isPresented: self.$isPresented)
    }
  }
}

struct ModalView: View {
  @Binding var isPresented: Bool
  
  var body: some View {
    Text("This is a modal view.")
      .padding()
    Button("Dismiss") {
      isPresented = false
    }
  }
}

Your preview should look as follows. To see the ModalView, run the example in the simulator and tap either tab.

Here’s how this code works:

• @State private var isPresented = false is a state variable that controls whether the ModalView is displayed.
• @State private var selectedTab: Int = 1 keeps track of the currently selected tab.
• TabView(selection: $selectedTab) updates selectedTab when the selected tab changes.
• Text("First Tab") and Text("Second Tab") define the contents of the two tabs.
• .tag(1) and .tag(2) are used to assign unique identifiers to the tabs. This tag value is what selectedTab is updated to when the corresponding tab is selected.
• .onChange(of: selectedTab) { _ in isPresented = true } sets isPresented to true whenever selectedTab changes, that is, when the user switches tabs.
• .sheet(isPresented: $isPresented) { ModalView(isPresented: self.$isPresented) } presents the ModalView whenever isPresented is true.

For the ModalView:

• @Binding var isPresented: Bool establishes a two-way connection, or binding, to the isPresented state of the parent ContentView.
• Button("Dismiss") { isPresented = false } sets isPresented to false when tapped, dismissing the ModalView.

This code allows the ModalView to be displayed whenever a tab is selected, and to be dismissed when the button in the ModalView is tapped.

And that’s it! By using the sheet modifier and a little bit of state management, you can easily present a modal view from a tab view in SwiftUI.