ios - Custom table view cell in Swift, without Storyboard -

i'm new learning ios development , swift language, , have been trying figure out how create custom uitableviewcell without use of storyboards/interface builder. i'd able accomplish in swift code. far, i've been able find ones make use of interface builder.

what able create re-usable cell can instantiated in table view. understand should able create custom cell sub-views, whos data can set table view's incoming data. right?

right have uinavigationcontroller embedded, sub-classed uitableviewcontroller. following other tutorials i've learned how create struct , prepare test data table view cell. that's far i've been able get.

// table view controller class inventorylistviewcontroller: maintableviewcontroller {      let viewtitle = "inventory"     var inventoryitems = [inventoryitem]()      override func viewdidload() {         super.viewdidload()          self.navigationitem.title = viewtitle.uppercasestring          self.inventoryitems = [             inventoryitem(name: "white bread", expiry: "2014-09-12"),             inventoryitem(name: "mushrooms", expiry: "2014-09-15"),             inventoryitem(name: "watermelon", expiry: nil),             inventoryitem(name: "leftover thai", expiry: "2014-09-15"),             inventoryitem(name: "cheddar cheese", expiry: "2014-09-12"),             inventoryitem(name: "chicken breasts", expiry: "2014-09-10"),             inventoryitem(name: "paprika", expiry: nil),             inventoryitem(name: "sour cream", expiry: nil)         ]          // right fail without tableview:cellforrowatindexpath         self.tableview.reloaddata()     }      override func tableview(tableview: uitableview, numberofrowsinsection section: int) -> int {         return self.inventoryitems.count     }  }  // sub-classed uitableviewcontroller class maintableviewcontroller: uitableviewcontroller {      override func viewdidload() {         super.viewdidload()          self.tableview.separatorcolor = uicolor.clearcolor()         self.tableview.contentinset = uiedgeinsetszero     }  }  // data struct cells struct inventoryitem {     let name: string     let expiry: string? } 

i understand swift still new , that's why can't find many resources topic, if has pointers appreciative help!

you can use below code custom cells without storyboard.just register class , use tableviewcontroller

//cell.swift  import foundation import uikit  class cell : uitableviewcell{      //do whatever want exta customization } 

your controller viewdidload

override func viewdidload() {     super.viewdidload()      // register class cell identifier     self.tableview.registerclass(cell.self anyclass, forcellreuseidentifier: "cell") }   //cellforrowatindexpath    override func tableview(tableview: uitableview, cellforrowatindexpath indexpath: nsindexpath) -> uitableviewcell {         var cell:cell? = tableview.dequeuereusablecellwithidentifier("cell", forindexpath: indexpath) as? cell         if cell == nil {              cell = cell(style: uitableviewcellstyle.default, reuseidentifier: "cell")         }         //configure cell custom code          cell.textlabel?.text = @"your label text"         return cell!     }