My contribution:
extension UIView {
class func fromNib<T: UIView>() -> T {
return Bundle(for: T.self).loadNibNamed(String(describing: T.self), owner: nil, options: nil)![0] as! T
}
}
Then call it like this:
let myCustomView: CustomView = UIView.fromNib()
..or even:
let myCustomView: CustomView = .fromNib()