def table(self, datatype=None, **kwargs):
        """
        Deprecated method to convert an MultiDimensionalMapping of
        Elements to a Table.
        """
        if config.future_deprecations:
            self.param.warning("The table method is deprecated and should no "
                               "longer be used. If using a HoloMap use "
                               "HoloMap.collapse() instead to return a Dataset.")

        from .data.interface import Interface
        from ..element.tabular import Table
        new_data = [(key, value.table(datatype=datatype, **kwargs))
                    for key, value in self.data.items()]
        tables = self.clone(new_data)
        return Interface.concatenate(tables, new_type=Table)