Un-initialize data-tables (clear from memory)?

Question

I'm using data-tables (with jQuery). I have a data-tables set that's taking up too much memory in javascript and slowing down other things.

How can I un-initialize a data-tables table and try to clear up some memory?

Answer 1

You can use destroy() method as suggested here

var table = $('#myTable').DataTable();

$('#tableDestroy').on( 'click', function () {
    table.destroy();
} );

Answer 2

You can use Destroy() on the datatable.

 $('#dataTable').DataTable().destroy();

If you wish to remove all datatables from DOM, this answer demonstrates how to.