JQuery Datatables : Cannot read property 'aDataSort' of undefined

Question

I created this fiddle to and it works well as per my requirements: Fiddle

However, when I use the same in my application I get an error in the browser console saying

Answer 1

In my case I had

$(`#my_table`).empty();

Where it should have been

$(`#my_table tbody`).empty();

Note: in my case I had to empty the table since i had data that I wanted gone before inserting new data.

Just thought of sharing where it "might" help someone in the future!