jQuery DataTables hide column without removing it from DOM

Question

I need to hide a column from showing up in jquery datatables. When I hide the column using bVisible property it disappears from the DOM.

I want to set display proper

Answer 1

If you want to hide multiple columns:

$('#example').dataTable({
  "columnDefs": [{ 
    "targets": [0,1,3], //Comma separated values
    "visible": false,
    "searchable": false }
  ]
});