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# tableView

The table view that contains the table column.

```
weak var tableView: NSTableView? { get set }
```

## Discussion

You should never need to set this property; it’s set automatically when you add a table column to a table view using the `NSTableView` class’s method [`addTableColumn(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView/addTableColumn(_:)).

## See Also

[`-  addTableColumn:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView/addTableColumn(_:))

Adds the specified column as the last column of the table view.


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