How to add a background image to a UICollectionViewCell in Swift?

Question

I had assumed that it would be easy to add a background image to a UICollectionViewCell, but I am having trouble figuring it out. I have a border image like this that I want to add to every cell in my UICollectionView.

border.png

I couldn't see an option to add it in the Interface Builder and I'm not sure which method to use on UICollectionViewCell programmatically.

I have seen these similar questions:

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Answer 1

I know this is a old question, with an accepted answer. But why not just set the border of the cell like so:

func collectionView(collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell
{
    let cell  = collectionView.dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) 

        cell.layer.borderWidth = 1.5
        cell.layer.borderColor = UIColor.blueColor().CGColor
        cell.layer.cornerRadius = 4

  return cell
}

That way you don't need to use a image. Just adjust the borderWidth and cornerRadius until you get the desired effect.