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# selectTabViewItem(at:)

Selects the tab view item specified by `index`.

```
func selectTabViewItem(at index: Int)
```

## Parameters

`index`

The index of the tab item to selected.

## Discussion

The `index` parameter is base 0. If there is a delegate and the delegate supports it, sends the delegate the [`tabView(_:shouldSelect:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabViewDelegate/tabView(_:shouldSelect:)) message.

## See Also

[`insertTabViewItem(_:at:)`](/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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