Self, protocol extension and non-final class

Question

I tried write a static method for UIView which instantiates view of that class from the nib. Method should be generic and work on every UIView subclasses. Also I wa

Answer 1

Use following code should be ok(in Swift 3):

protocol Nibable {}
extension Nibable {
    static func loadFromNib() -> Self? {
        return Bundle.main.loadNibNamed(String(describing: 
type(of:Self.self)), owner: nil, options: nil)?.first as? Self
    }
}

final class ViewFromNib: UIView {}
extension ViewFromNib: Nibable {}

var nibView = ViewFromNib.loadFromNib()