fix(android): active tab not displaying after nav back to page

Author: Douglas Machado

packages/core-tabs/platforms/android/java/com/nativescript/material/core/TabsBar.java

@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ public void setItems(TabItemSpec[] items) {
 
     }
 
+    public void scrollToTab(int tabIndex) {
+        scrollToTab(tabIndex, 0);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Updates the UI of an item at specified index
      */

src/tabs/index.android.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export class Tabs extends TabNavigation<TabsBar> {
 
     protected override setTabBarItems(tabItems: com.nativescript.material.core.TabItemSpec[]) {
         this.mTabsBar.setItems(tabItems);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            this.mTabsBar.scrollToTab(this.selectedIndex);
+        }, 0);
     }
 
     protected override selectTabBar(oldIndex: number, newIndex: number) {

src/typings/extensions.android.d.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ declare namespace com {
 
                     setViewPager(viewPager: androidx.viewpager2.widget.ViewPager2): void;
                     setItems(items: Array<TabItemSpec>): void;
+                    scrollToTab(tabIndex: Int); 
                     updateItemAt(position: number, itemSpec: TabItemSpec): void;
 
                     setSelectedPosition(position: number): void;