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GetParentTable

Returns the parent table of the current row.

Syntax​

expression.GetParentTable();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTableRow class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiTable | null

Example​

Get the parent table of a row in a presentation.

// Useful for getting the table that contains the row.

// Get the parent table from a row and set the width of its first column.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
const table = Api.CreateTable(2, 3);
const row = table.GetRow(0);
const parentTable = row.GetParentTable();
parentTable.SetColumnWidth(0, 2160000);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();
slide.AddObject(table);