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+//
+//  CRTabBar.h
+//
+//  Created by Timothy Costa on 10/7/13.
+//
+//  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+//  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+//  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+//  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+//  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+//  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+//  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+//  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+//  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+//  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+//  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+//  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+//  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+//  THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+@interface CRTabBar : UITabBar
+/**
+ * Determines whether or not the extra color layer should be displayed.
+ * @param display a BOOL; YES for keeping it visible, NO to hide it.
+ * @warning this method is not available in the actual implementation, and is only here for demonstration purposes.
+ */
+- (void)displayColorLayer:(BOOL)display;
+
+@end
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+//
+//  CRTabBar.m
+//
+//  Created by Timothy Costa on 10/7/13.
+//
+
+
+#import "CRTabBar.h"
+#import "CRNavigationBar.h"
+
+@interface CRTabBar ()
+@property (nonatomic, strong) CALayer *colorLayer;
+@end
+@implementation CRTabBar
+
+static CGFloat const kDefaultColorLayerOpacity = 0.5f;
+static CGFloat const kSpaceToCoverStatusBars = 20.0f;
+
+- (void)setBarTintColor:(UIColor *)barTintColor {
+    [super setBarTintColor:barTintColor];
+    
+    if (self.colorLayer == nil) {
+        self.colorLayer = [CALayer layer];
+        self.colorLayer.opacity = kDefaultColorLayerOpacity;
+        [self.layer addSublayer:self.colorLayer];
+    }
+    
+    self.colorLayer.backgroundColor = barTintColor.CGColor;
+}
+
+- (void)layoutSubviews {
+    [super layoutSubviews];
+    
+    if (self.colorLayer != nil) {
+        self.colorLayer.frame = self.bounds;        
+        [self.layer insertSublayer:self.colorLayer atIndex:1];
+    }
+}
+
+
+- (void)displayColorLayer:(BOOL)display {
+    self.colorLayer.hidden = !display;
+}
+
+@end