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# NestedRows

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## Description

Plugin responsible for displaying and operating on data sources with nested structures.


## Options

### nestedRows
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/dataMap/metaManager/metaSchema.js#L3016

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_nestedRows.nestedRows : boolean_

Disable or enable the nested rows functionality - displaying nested structures in a two-dimensional data table.

See [quick setup of the Nested rows](@/guides/rows/row-parent-child.md).

**Default**: <code>false</code>  
**Example**  
```js
nestedRows: true,
```

## Methods

### destroy
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L452

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_nestedRows.destroy()_

Destroys the plugin instance.



### disableCoreAPIModifiers
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L168

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_nestedRows.disableCoreAPIModifiers()_

Enable the modify hook skipping flag - allows retrieving the data from Handsontable without this plugin's
modifications.



### disablePlugin
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L124

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_nestedRows.disablePlugin()_

Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.



### enableCoreAPIModifiers
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L177

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_nestedRows.enableCoreAPIModifiers()_

Disable the modify hook skipping flag.



### enablePlugin
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L85

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_nestedRows.enablePlugin()_

Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.



### isEnabled
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L78

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_nestedRows.isEnabled() ⇒ boolean_

Checks if the plugin is enabled in the handsontable settings. This method is executed in [Hooks#beforeInit](@/api/pluginHooks.md#beforeinit)
hook and if it returns `true` than the [NestedRows#enablePlugin](@/api/nestedRows.md#enableplugin) method is called.



### updatePlugin
  
::: source-code-link https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/blob/4d56e68f9cb6412b841663278b2e0eb3ad181233/src/plugins/nestedRows/nestedRows.js#L133

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_nestedRows.updatePlugin()_

Updates the plugin state. This method is executed when [Core#updateSettings](@/api/core.md#updatesettings) is invoked.