DataTables: #example working but #datatable not working when making AJAX call

Question

I want to know the difference between #example and #datatable. I have seen one example there they are using one table with div id as datatable using some hardcoded value. And another table with div id as example . I can make a Ajax call for that second example. But i cant do it for first one.

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
            "bProcessing": true,
            "sAjaxSource": "Json/CustomerListJson.php",
            "sScrollX": "70%",
            "sScrollXInner": "110%",
            "bScrollCollapse": true
        } );
    } );                
</script>

The above code is working well. But If i change the table id to datatable like

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var oTable = $('#datatable').dataTable( {
            "bProcessing": true,
            "sAjaxSource": "Json/CustomerListJson.php",
            "sScrollX": "70%",
            "sScrollXInner": "110%",
            "bScrollCollapse": true
        } );
    } );                
</script>
<div id="dynamic">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="display dataTable" id="datatable">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>ID</th>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Contact</th>
            <th>Email</th>
            <th>Address</th>
            <th>City</th>
            <th>State</th>
            <th>Country</th>
            <th>Phone</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>

    </tbody>
</table>     
</div>

I got one warning pop alert which says

DataTables warning (table id = 'datatable'): Cannot reinitialise DataTable.

To retrieve the DataTables object for this table, pass no arguments or see the docs for bRetrieve and bDestroy.

This is my first project using Bootstrap CSS. Please provide me the best way.

I want this type of look and feel.

But I got this type of table.

Finally I got this error message, if i use #datatable

DataTables warning (table id = 'datatable'): Cannot reinitialise DataTable.

To retrieve the DataTables object for this table, pass no arguments or see the docs for bRetrieve and bDestroy

Answer 1

You will get a warning when you initialize same datatable twice. Check this example. Using an example given in the datatable docs i was able to apply Bootstrap css. Check the same fiddle link.

If for some reason you are not able to remove the second datatable call, set bDestroy to true link this example or check this link $("#tableId").dataTable().fnDestroy();.

    $('#example').dataTable({
        "sScrollY": "200px",
        "bPaginate": false
    });

    // Some time later....
    $('#example').dataTable({
        "bFilter": false,
        "bDestroy": true //<-- set bDestroy to true which will destroy the previous initializarion
    });

Change this

var oTable = $('#datatable').dataTable( {
        "bProcessing": true,
        "sAjaxSource": "Json/CustomerListJson.php",
        "sScrollX": "70%",
        "sScrollXInner": "110%",
        "bScrollCollapse": true
    } );

to

var oTable = $('#datatable').dataTable( {
        "bProcessing": true,
        "sAjaxSource": "Json/CustomerListJson.php",
        "sScrollX": "70%",
        "sScrollXInner": "110%",
        "bScrollCollapse": true,
        "bDestroy": true,
        "bJQueryUI": true
    } );