row().child.remove()

Destroy child row(s) for the selected parent row.

Description

This method is used to remove child row(s) from a parent row, removing them from the displayed table (if they are currently displayed) and releasing the memory allocated for these rows.

Unlike many of the other methods which manipulate the DataTable, this method does not require draw() to be called immediately after. The child row(s) are removed from table without requiring that DataTables redraw.

Type

Example

var table = new DataTable('#myTable');

$('#example tbody').on('click', 'td.details-control', function () {
	var tr = $(this).parents('tr');
	var row = table.row(tr);

	if (row.child.isShown()) {
		// This row is already open - remove it
		row.child.remove();
		tr.removeClass('shown');
	}
	else {
		// Open this row (the format() function would return the data to be shown)
		row.child(format(row.data())).show();
		tr.addClass('shown');
	}
});