Instantiate a UIView object from a nib in the NSBundle.

UIViewExtensions.swift

/**
    UIViewExtensions.swift

    Instantiate a UIView object from a nib in the NSBundle. 

    <https://gist.github.com/tannernelson/4e8e8a31553e46de81fe>
*/

import UIKit

extension UIView {
    
    class func instantiateFromNib(nibName: String) -> UIView {
        var view = UIView()
        
        var elements = NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed(nibName, owner: nil, options: nil)
        for element in elements {
            if let element = element as? UIView {
                return element
            }
        }
        
        return view
    }
}