Parent Table View of Custom TableViewCell

parentTableView

-(UITableView *) parentTableView {
    // iterate up the view hierarchy to find the table containing this cell/view
    UIView *aView = self.superview;
    while(aView != nil) {
        if([aView isKindOfClass:[UITableView class]]) {
            return (UITableView *)aView;
        }
        aView = aView.superview;
    }
    
    return nil; // this view is not within a tableView
}