NativeScript/tests/app/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests-native.android.ts

import tabViewModule = require("ui/tab-view");

export function getNativeTabCount(tabView: tabViewModule.TabView): number {
    var pagerAdapter: android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter = (<any>tabView)._pagerAdapter;
    return pagerAdapter.getCount();
}

export function selectNativeTab(tabView: tabViewModule.TabView, index: number): void {
    var viewPager: android.support.v4.view.ViewPager = (<any>tabView)._viewPager;
    return viewPager.setCurrentItem(index);
}

export function getNativeSelectedIndex(tabView: tabViewModule.TabView): number {
    var viewPager: android.support.v4.view.ViewPager = (<any>tabView)._viewPager;
    return viewPager.getCurrentItem();
}