diff --git a/src/row.rs b/src/row.rs
index 14a6238..fc54df8 100644
--- a/src/row.rs
+++ b/src/row.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct Row {
     /// Index of the row.
     /// This will be set as soon as the row is added to the table.
     pub(crate) index: Option<usize>,
-    pub cells: Vec<Cell>,
+    pub(crate) cells: Vec<Cell>,
     pub(crate) max_height: Option<usize>,
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ impl Row {
     pub fn cell_iter(&self) -> Iter<Cell> {
         self.cells.iter()
     }
+
+    /// Return the cells of this row.
+    pub fn cells(&self) -> Vec<Cell> {
+        self.cells.clone()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Create a Row from any `Into<Cells>`. \
diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index 34e8bd1..13400d1 100644
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl Table {
     ///     .add_row(vec![Cell::new("Al-khwarizmi")]);
     ///
     /// // Sort the rows in descending order based on the first column
-    /// table.sort_rows(|a, b| b.cells[0].cmp(&a.cells[0]));
+    /// table.sort_rows(|a, b| b.cells()[0].cmp(&a.cells()[0]));
     ///
     /// // Print the table after sorting
     /// println!("Sort in descending order:");
@@ -959,11 +959,11 @@ mod tests {
             .add_row(vec![Cell::new("Neil Armstrong")])
             .add_row(vec![Cell::new("Hassan Ibn Al-haitham")])
             .add_row(vec![Cell::new("Al-khwarizmi")]);
-        table.sort_rows(|a, b| b.cells[0].cmp(&a.cells[0]));
+        table.sort_rows(|a, b| b.cells()[0].cmp(&a.cells()[0]));
         println!("\nsort in descending order:\n");
         println!("{table}");
 
-        table.sort_rows(|a, b| a.cells[0].cmp(&b.cells[0]));
+        table.sort_rows(|a, b| a.cells()[0].cmp(&b.cells()[0]));
         println!("\nsort in ascending order:\n");
         println!("{table}");
     }