caption: Set the table caption

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Set the table caption

Description

By default, captions are displayed above the table. You can change this with caption_pos().

Usage

caption(ht)

caption(ht) <- value

set_caption(ht, value)

Arguments

ht	A huxtable.
value	A string. Set to NA to reset to the default, which is NA_character_.

Details

Captions are not escaped. See the example for a workaround.

Value

property() returns the property value(s). set_property() and map_property() return the modified huxtable.

See Also

Other caption properties: caption_pos(), caption_width()

Examples

set_caption(jams, "Pots of jam for sale")
# escape caption characters:
caption(jams) <- sanitize(
  "Make $$$ with jam",
  type = "latex"
)

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