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# removeTabViewItem(_:)

Removes the specified item from the tab view’s array of tab view items.

```
func removeTabViewItem(_ tabViewItem: NSTabViewItem)
```

## Parameters

`tabViewItem`

The tab view item to be removed.

## Discussion

If there is a delegate and the delegate supports it, sends the delegate the [`tabViewDidChangeNumberOfTabViewItems(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabViewDelegate/tabViewDidChangeNumberOfTabViewItems(_:)) message.

## See Also

[`tabViewItems`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/tabViewItems)

The tab view’s array of tab view items.


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