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# tableView

The [`NSTableView`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView) instance that this table header view belongs to.

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

## Discussion

You should never need to set this property; it’s assigned automatically when you set the header view for an `NSTableView`.

## See Also

[`class NSTableView`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView)

A set of related records, displayed in rows that represent individual records and columns that represent the attributes of those records.

[`var headerView: NSTableHeaderView?`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView/headerView)

The view object used to draw headers over columns.


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