Correct way to load a Nib for a UIView subclass

Question

I am aware this question has been asked before but the answers are contradicting and I am confused, so please don\'t flame me.

I want to have a reusable UIView

Answer 1

Answering my own question about 2 or something years later here but...

It uses a protocol extension so you can do it without any extra code for all classes.

/*

Prerequisites
-------------
- In IB set the view's class to the type hook up any IBOutlets
- In IB ensure the file's owner is blank

*/

public protocol CreatedFromNib {
    static func createFromNib() -> Self?
    static func nibName() -> String?
}

extension UIView: CreatedFromNib { }

public extension CreatedFromNib where Self: UIView {

    public static func createFromNib() -> Self? {
        guard let nibName = nibName() else { return nil }
        guard let view = NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed(nibName, owner: nil, options: nil).last as? Self else { return nil }
        return view
    }

    public static func nibName() -> String? {
        guard let n = NSStringFromClass(Self.self).componentsSeparatedByString(".").last else { return nil }
        return n
    }
}

// Usage:
let myView = MyView().createFromNib()