Working with the IONIC tabs structure is quite simple.
To begin, you must add a controller to your tab in app.js:
.state('tab', {
url: '/tab',
abstract: true,
controller: 'TabsCtrl',
templateUrl: 'views/base/tabs.html'
})
Next, update your tabs.html with the attributes on-swipe-left and on-swipe-right as well as classes like 'active-tab-{{ activeTab }}' for your ion-tabs and 'nav-tab-0' for the first ion-nav-view. Ensure that the incrementing numbers are used for subsequent ion-nav-views.
Your tabs.html should resemble this:
<ion-tabs class="tabs-icon-only tabs-color-active-positive active-tab-{{ activeTab }}" on-swipe-left="onSwipeLeft()" on-swipe-right="onSwipeRight()">
<ion-tab title="Notifications" icon-off="ion-flag" icon-on="ion-flag" ui-sref="tab.notifications">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-notifications" class="nav-tab-0"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<ion-tab title="Profile" icon-off="ion-person" icon-on="ion-person" ui-sref="tab.profile">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-profile" class="nav-tab-1"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<ion-tab title="Home-Map" icon-off="ion-map" icon-on="ion-map" ui-sref="tab.home_map">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-home-map" class="nav-tab-2"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<ion-tab title="Home-List" icon-off="ion-ios-list" icon-on="ion-ios-list" ui-sref="tab.home_list">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-home-list" class="nav-tab-3"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<ion-tab title="Create" icon-off="ion-plus-round" icon-on="ion-plus-round" ui-sref="tab.create_event">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-create-event" class="nav-tab-4"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
</ion-tabs>
Afterwards, populate your controller with a list of state names in the correct order for navigation purposes.
Here's an example code snippet:
$scope.tabList = [
'tab.notifications',
'tab.profile',
'tab.home_map',
'tab.home_list',
'tab.create_event'
];
// Implement swipe actions
$scope.onSwipeLeft = function() {
// Logic for moving to next tab
};
$scope.onSwipeRight = function() {
// Logic for moving to previous tab
};
// Update active tab when entering view
$scope.$on('$ionicView.enter', function() {
// Logic for setting the active tab
});
Lastly, apply animations and hiding of ion-nav-views using SCSS styles similar to this:
.tab-content {
// CSS properties for transition effects
}
// Loop through tabs for styling
$tabs-count: 5;
@for $i from 0 through $tabs-count {
@for $j from 0 through $tabs-count {
.active-tab-#{$i} {
// Conditional styling based on active tab
}
}
}
By incorporating all these elements, your app will behave like a native tab application.
I hope this explanation proves helpful and effective.
This approach has been successful in my experience.