How to destroy a datatable?

Question

I\'m using datatables and using bootstrap-daterangepicker to select a range for which data will be shown in Datatables.

It is working fine.

The problem is when I

Answer 1

For DataTables 1.10, the calls are:

// Destroy dataTable
$('#feedback-datatable').DataTable.destroy();

// Remove DOM elements
$('#feedback-datatable').empty();

Answer 2

To completely delete and remove the datatable object with its DOM elements you need to :

//Delete the datable object first
if(oTable != null)oTable.fnDestroy();
//Remove all the DOM elements
$('#feedback-datatable').empty();