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<dt-api group="tables">
	<name>table().header()</name>
	<summary>Get the `dt-tag thead` node for the table in the API's context</summary>
	<since>1.10</since>

	<type type="function">
		<signature>table().header()</signature>
		<description>Get the `dt-tag thead` node</description>
		<returns type="node">HTML `dt-tag thead` node.</returns>
	</type>

	<description>
		DataTables and its plug-ins can create additional tables in the document. For example when scrolling is enable, the table is split into three individual tables, the header, footer and body in order to provide cross-browser scrolling, while FixedHeader / FixedColumns create cloned tables for static positioning.

		This method, and its plural counterpart, are provided to give easy access to the original `dt-tag thead` element for DOM manipulation.
	</description>

	<example title="Add a class to the original `dt-tag thead` element"><![CDATA[
var table = $('#example').DataTable( {
	scrollX: "100%"
} );

$( tables.table().header() )
	.addClass( 'highlight' );
]]></example>

	<related type="api">tables().header()</related>
</dt-api>