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# imageView

The image view of the table cell.

```
var imageView: UIImageView? { get }
```

## Discussion

Returns the image view ([`UIImageView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImageView) object) of the table view, which initially has no image set. If an image is set, it appears on the left side of the cell, before any label. `UITableViewCell` creates the image-view object when you create the cell.

This property is mutually exclusive with a content configuration. Setting a non-`nil` value for [`contentConfiguration`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell/contentConfiguration-9ktox) resets this property to `nil`.

## See Also

[`-  initWithStyle:reuseIdentifier:`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell/init(style:reuseIdentifier:))

Initializes a table cell with a style and a reuse identifier and returns it to the caller.


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