Prototype Cells in a nib instead of a storyboard

Question

For better re-usability I want to create a table view outside of my Storyboard.

Now when I create a UITableView based ViewController with Nib in Xcode I

Answer 1

In Swift 4:

1. Create new CocoaTouch Class, Subclass from UITableViewCell.
2. Important - Enable the checkbox 'Also create XIB file' which creates a Swift file and a .xib file
3. Add labels in the Xib, as you would do for a prototype cell in Storyboard
4. Connect label outlets to the new swift file

5. Important - Register the nib file in viewDidLoad

   yourTableview.register(UINib.init(nibName: "CustomCellTableViewCell", bundle: nil), forCellReuseIdentifier: "Cell")
   

   (or)

   yourTableview.register(UINib(nibName: "CustomCellTableViewCell", bundle: Bundle.main), forCellReuseIdentifier: "Cell")
   

6. Implement the datasource and delegates as normal and typecaste to the CustomCell in cellForRowAtIndexPath.