---
title: UITableViewDiffableDataSourceReferenceCellProvider
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: uikit/uitableviewdiffabledatasourcereferencecellprovider
---

# UITableViewDiffableDataSourceReferenceCellProvider

A closure that configures and returns a cell for a table view from its diffable data source.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias UITableViewDiffableDataSourceReferenceCellProvider = (UITableView, IndexPath, Any) -> UITableViewCell?
```

## Parameters

- `tableView`: The table view to configure this cell for.
- `indexPath`: The index path that specifies the location of the cell in the table view.
- `itemIdentifier`: The identifier of the item for this cell.

## Return Value

Return Value A non-nil configured cell object. The cell provider must return a valid cell object to the table view.

## See Also

### Creating a diffable data source

- [init(tableView:cellProvider:)](uikit/uitableviewdiffabledatasourcereference/init(tableview:cellprovider:).md)