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# UICollectionViewDiffableDataSourceReferenceCellProvider

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

```
typealias UICollectionViewDiffableDataSourceReferenceCellProvider = (UICollectionView, IndexPath, Any) -> UICollectionViewCell?
```

## Parameters

`collectionView`

The collection view to configure this cell for.

`indexPath`

The index path that specifies the location of the cell in the collection view.

`identifier`

The identifier of the item for this cell.

## Return Value

A non-`nil` configured cell object. The cell provider must return a valid cell object to the collection view.

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