How to kill previous AJAX calls in DataTables

Question

Ok i have a function like

So when this function is called the AJAX request is made but if I again call the same function. The current request is made but the previous call is not killed. I want the datatable to kill any previous calls and run only the latest one.

I'm not sure how to do this.

Answer 1

This is how I do it with DataTables 1.10.16

var table = $('#table').DataTable({
    ajax: {
        url: '/datatable',
        type: 'POST',
        beforeSend: function() {
            if (table.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
                table.settings()[0].jqXHR.abort();
            }
        }
    }
});