# Table.OuterMostTable Property

> Gets a table's outermost table. This is a top-level table with a nested level of 1. The property's value is an object of the type Table or null if this table is already a top-level table.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 11.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl > Table.OuterMostTable Property
- **956 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/table/outermosttable-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/table/outermosttable-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/table/outermosttable-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets a table's outermost table. This is a top-level table with a nested level of 1. The property's value is an object of the type [Table](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/table/llms-full.txt) or null if this table is already a top-level table.

### Syntax

```csharp
public Table OuterMostTable { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property OuterMostTable As Table
```

### Examples

The following example starts with a third-level table and uses `OuterMostTable` to describe the top-level table that contains it.

```csharp
textControl.Tables.Add(2, 2, 10);
Table outerTable = textControl.Tables.GetItem(10);

textControl.InputPosition =
    new InputPosition(outerTable.Cells.GetItem(1, 1).Start);
textControl.Tables.Add(2, 2, 20);
Table nestedTable = outerTable.NestedTables.GetItem(20);

textControl.InputPosition =
    new InputPosition(nestedTable.Cells.GetItem(1, 1).Start);
textControl.Tables.Add(1, 1, 30);
Table innerTable = nestedTable.NestedTables.GetItem(30);

innerTable.OuterMostTable.DescriptiveText = "Complete order summary";
```

```vbnet
textControl.Tables.Add(2, 2, 10)
Dim outerTable As Table = textControl.Tables.GetItem(10)

textControl.InputPosition =
    New InputPosition(outerTable.Cells.GetItem(1, 1).Start)
textControl.Tables.Add(2, 2, 20)
Dim nestedTable As Table = outerTable.NestedTables.GetItem(20)

textControl.InputPosition =
    New InputPosition(nestedTable.Cells.GetItem(1, 1).Start)
textControl.Tables.Add(1, 1, 30)
Dim innerTable As Table = nestedTable.NestedTables.GetItem(30)

innerTable.OuterMostTable.DescriptiveText = "Complete order summary"
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Table.NestedTables Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/table/nestedtables-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [Table.OuterTable Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/table/outertable-property/llms-full.txt)