Using iboutlet in tableview

So, I'm trying to use an iboutlet from a different screen in a tableview. Whenever I try to drag it out from the screen, it connects it as an ibaction. I tried to look at this question, Label Text cannot connect IBOutlet in Table View but I wasn't able to make sense of it or the answer.

I am trying for something like this:

class aRandomTable: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {

@IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
@IBOutlet weak var some_label: UITextView!
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
    return 1
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    return data.count
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cellReuseIdentifier")! //1.

    let text = data[indexPath.row] //2.

    cell.textLabel?.text = text //3.

    return cell //4.
}

func use_text_view(){
    if(some_label != ""){
        //generate an array so that I can use it in the table
    }
}