Disable or ignore taps on TabView in swiftui - swiftui

Question

I have a pretty usual app with a TabView. However, when a particular process is happening in one of the content views, I would like to prevent the user from switching tabs until that process is complete.
If I use the disabled property on the TabView itself (using a #State binding to drive it), then the entire content view seems disabled - taps don't appear to be getting through to buttons on the main view.
Example:
struct FooView: View {
var body: some View {
TabView {
View1().tabItem(...)
View2().tabItem(...)
}
.disabled(someStateVal)
}
}
Obviously, I want the View1 to still allow the user to, you know, do things. When someStateVal is true, the entire View1 doesn't respond.
Is there a way to prevent changing tabs based on someStateVal?
Thanks!

Answer 1

I could not find a way to individually disable a tabItem, so here is
an example idea until someone comes up with more principled solution.
The trick is to cover the tab bar with a clear rectangle to capture the taps.
struct ContentView: View {
#State var isBusy = false
var body: some View {
ZStack {
TabView {
TestView(isBusy: $isBusy)
.tabItem {Image(systemName: "globe")}
Text("textview 2")
.tabItem {Image(systemName: "info.circle")}
Text("textview 3")
.tabItem {Image(systemName: "gearshape")}
}
VStack {
Spacer()
if isBusy {
Rectangle()
.fill(Color.white.opacity(0.001))
.frame(width: .infinity, height: 50)
}
}
}
}
}
struct TestView: View {
#Binding var isBusy: Bool
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("TestView")
Button(action: {
isBusy.toggle()
}) {
Text("Busy \(String(isBusy))").frame(width: 170, height: 70)
}
}
}
}

Answer 2

I use another trick. Just hide the tab image.
struct FooView: View {
var body: some View {
TabView {
View1().tabItem{Image(systemName: someStateVal ? "": "globe")}
View2().tabItem{Image(systemName: someStateVal ? "": "gearshape")}
}
}
}