def save_prefs ( self ):
        prefs = {}
        header = self.table_view.horizontalHeader()
        if header is not None:
            prefs['column_state'] = str(header.saveState())
        return prefs

    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Requests that the underlying table widget to redraw itself:
    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns any user preference information associated with the editor.
dataset/ETHPy150Open enthought/traitsui/traitsui/qt4/table_editor.py/TableEditor.save_prefs