jQuery DataTables: control table width

Question

I have a problem controlling the width of a table using the jQuery DataTables plugin. The table is supposed to be 100% of the container width, but ends up being an arbitrar

Answer 1

i had the similar problem and found that text in columns don't break and using this css code solved the problem

th,td{
max-width:120px !important;
word-wrap: break-word
}