How can I remove the search bar and footer added by the jQuery DataTables plugin?

Question

I am using jQuery DataTables.

I want to remove the search bar and footer (showing how many rows there are visible) that is added to the table by default. I just wan

Answer 1

As said by @Scott Stafford sDOM is the most apropiated property to show, hide or relocate the elements that compose the DataTables. I think the sDOM is now outdated, with the actual patch this property is now dom.

This property allows to set some class or id to an element too, so you can stylish easier.

Check the oficial documentation here: https://datatables.net/reference/option/dom

This example would show only the table:

$('#myTable').DataTable({
    "dom": 't'
});