     
     /**
      *  @private
+     */
+    override public function updateControlsForView(view:View):void
+    {
+        // This method is a no-op so that child views can't impact the
+        // display properties of navigators above it.  This essentially prevents
+        // View.tabBarVisible from interacting with TabbedViewNavigators that
+        // are parents of this SplitViewNavigator.
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  @private
      * 
      *  @langversion 3.0
      *  @playerversion AIR 3

 *  This method always returns the correct navigator regardless of whether 
 *  a navigator is in a popup or not.</p>
 *
 *  @mxml <p>The <code>&lt;s:SplitViewNavigator&gt;</code> tag inherits all of the tag
 *  attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:</p>
 *

 *  There is no limit to the amount of child navigators this component can manage. </p>
 *
 *  <p><b>Note:</b> Because of the screen space required to display multiple panes 
 *  simultaneously, Adobe recommends that you only use the SplitViewNavigator on a tablet
 *  device.</p>
 * 
 *  <p>If the <code>autoHideFirstViewNavigator</code> property is set to
 *  <code>true</code>, the SplitViewNavigator automatically hides the
