# Overriding GroupViewController for UIKit

**URL:** <https://community.sendbird.com/t/overriding-groupviewcontroller-for-uikit/6310>\
**Category:** Sendbird Chat UIKit\
**Tags:** uikit\
**Created:** [January 9, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/overriding-groupviewcontroller-for-uikit/6310 "2023-01-09T12:57:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![PatrickAzul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/patrickazul/32/2544_2.png) [@PatrickAzul](https://community.sendbird.com/u/PatrickAzul)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/overriding-groupviewcontroller-for-uikit/6310/1 "2023-01-09T12:57:47Z")

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I have a custom View Controller for Sendbird Chat that will work with custom message objects (Polls). The problem is though that my current project implemented through UIKit. Is there a way to apply that custom view controller to the UIKit GroupView Controller so that I can still use the initialization processes of the UIKit controller but still access the contents of the custom VC?