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GetParentTable

Returns a table that contains the current table.

Syntax​

expression.GetParentTable();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiTable class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiTable | null

Example​

This example shows how to get a table that contains the table.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let tableStyle = doc.CreateStyle("CustomTableStyle", "table");
tableStyle.SetBasedOn(doc.GetStyle("Bordered"));
let table1 = Api.CreateTable(3, 3);
table1.SetWidth("percent", 100);
table1.SetStyle(tableStyle);
doc.Push(table1);
let table2 = Api.CreateTable(2, 2);
table2.SetWidth("percent", 100);
table2.SetStyle(tableStyle);
let cell = table1.GetCell(0, 0);
table1.AddElement(cell, 0, table2);
let parentTable = table2.GetParentTable();
cell = parentTable.GetRow(2).GetCell(0);
parentTable.RemoveRow(cell);