PadTabsBuilder

Everything iPad: the sidebar, placements and iPad-only destinations.

public sealed class PadTabsBuilder

Methods

Adds a sidebar section: a group of tabs, always sidebar-only.

public PadTabsBuilder Group(
  string title,
  ImageSource icon,
  Action<GroupBuilder> children)

Parameter	Summary
`string` `title`	The group's title.
`ImageSource` `icon`	The local icon shown for the group.
`Action<GroupBuilder>` `children`	Declares the tabs inside the group.

Returns

Overrides how a declared tab takes part in user customization.

public PadTabsBuilder PlaceTab<TView>(
  TabPlacement placement) where TView : ContentView

Parameter	Summary
`TabPlacement` `placement`	The placement to apply.

Type parameter	Summary
`ContentView` `TView`	The view type of the tab to place.

Returns

Shows the tabs as a sidebar.

public PadTabsBuilder Sidebar()

Returns

Shows a view of the given type at the sidebar's bottom. iOS 26 and later.

public PadTabsBuilder SidebarFooter<TView>() where TView : View, new()

Type parameter	Summary
`View` `TView`	The view type to host.

Returns

Adds an iPad-only tab. It does not exist on iPhone; reach the page there by navigation.

public PadTabsBuilder Tab<TView>(
  string title,
  ImageSource icon,
  TabPlacement placement = SidebarOnly) where TView : ContentView

Parameter	Summary
`string` `title`	The text displayed on the tab bar item.
`ImageSource` `icon`	The local icon shown on the tab.
(optional) `TabPlacement` `placement`	How the tab takes part in user customization.

Type parameter	Summary
`ContentView` `TView`	The type of the content view to host in the tab.

Returns

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