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# tabViewItem(at:)

Returns the tab view item at `index` in the tab view’s array of items.

```
func tabViewItem(at index: Int) -> NSTabViewItem
```

## Parameters

`index`

The index at which to insert the tab view item. The `index` parameter is zero-based.

## Return Value

The tab view item at the specified index.

## See Also

[`-  insertTabViewItem:atIndex:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/insertTabViewItem(_:at:))

Inserts the specified item into the tab view’s array of tab view items at the specified index.


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