Is there a way to manage tab order in a tab group?

Hello everyone,

I searched for this solution everywhere, but as I found I broke a little
the head and did work. I'm going like, to facilitate those who need


// Create Tab Group
var tabGroup = Ti.UI.createTabGroup();

// Create Windows
var win1 = Ti.UI.createWindow();
var win2 = Ti.UI.createWindow();
var win3 = Ti.UI.createWindow();
var win4 = Ti.UI.createWindow();
var win5 = Ti.UI.createWindow();
var win6 = Ti.UI.createWindow();
var win7 = Ti.UI.createWindow();

// Create Tabs
var tab1 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:1, 
    window:win1
});
var tab2 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:2, 
    window:win2
});
var tab3 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:3, 
    window:win3
});
var tab4 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:4, 
    window:win4
});
var tab5 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:5, 
    window:win5
});
var tab6 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:6, 
    window:win6
});
var tab7 = Ti.UI.createTab({ 
    id:7, 
    window:win7
});



// Save Tab order on Pause/Exit
Ti.App.addEventListener('pause', function(e){
    for(i=0;i<7;i++){
        Ti.App.Properties.setString('TB'+i,tabGroup.tabs[i].id);
    }
});



// Load Tabs in Order
for(i=0;i<7;i++){

    // Try to get saved values for Tab Order
    k = Ti.App.Properties.getString('TB'+i);
    if(k==null){
        // If don't have saved, populate in Designer order
        eval('tabGroup.addTab(tab'+(i+1)+');'); 
    }else{
        // if have saves, populate
        eval('tabGroup.addTab(tab'+k+');');  
    }

}


// Set First Tab Active
tabGroup.setActiveTab(0); 

// Open 
tabGroup.open();

— answered April 4th 2011 by Adriano Paladini
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3 Comments

Hi,

this doesn't work for me because nothing is done in the "pause" event.
I've added a log :
```
Ti.App.addEventListener('pause', function(e){
    Titanium.API.debug("THE APP HAS BEEN pause !");
    for(i=0;i<9;i++){
        Titanium.API.debug("TB"+i);
        Ti.App.Properties.setString('TB'+i,tabGroup.tabs[i].id);
    }
});
```
but nothing is logged, apart from this :
[DEBUG] fire app event: pause

How can I make the "pause" work ???

— commented December 7th 2011 by Florent Rtitanium
Tip: You can store your tabs in an array, and then avoid using eval like this:
```
var tabs = [];

tabs.push(Ti.UI.createTab({ … }));

...

tabGroup.addTab(tabs[i]);
```
— commented July 6th 2012 by Kristof Gruber
eval == evil

— commented September 4th 2012 by michael schouman

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