Swift using view from other controller as the background of a uitableview - uitableview

Question

I am new to swift and am trying to create an app with a table view which can use the view from another UIView controller.
Is it doable?
If so please help me with it, I have attached my code for the main controller below. Please let me know if anything is wrong?
Thank you so much.
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController,UITableViewDataSource,UITableViewDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
var numbers:[String] = []
let vc = bgViewController()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
tableView.backgroundView = vc.view
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
func numberOfSectionsInTableView(tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
if(numbers.count == 0){
tableView.backgroundView?.hidden = false
println("1")
}
else{
tableView.backgroundView?.hidden = true
}
return numbers.count
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! UITableViewCell
return cell
}
}

Answer 1

import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController,UITableViewDataSource,UITableViewDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
var numbers:[String] = []
var vc: bgViewController!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
vc = self.storyboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("bgViewController") as! bgViewController
tableView.backgroundView = vc.view
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
func numberOfSectionsInTableView(tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
if(numbers.count == 0){
tableView.backgroundView?.hidden = false
println("1")
}
else{
tableView.backgroundView?.hidden = true
}
return numbers.count
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! UITableViewCell
return cell
}
}
Provide storyboard identifier as bgViewController in attribure inspector.