datatables using javascript source

dulitul

I am trying to implement a simple dataTables example usung javascript object as a datasource following the template https://datatables.net/reference/option/data (second example). Please see code below:

      $("#dynamicScenarioTblContainer div:last table").DataTable({ //initialize table with extras
          "data"   : [{"NoData": "no data"}],
          "columns": [{ "data" : "NoData" }]
     }); 

Although the code seems to follow the same logic as the example I am getting

'Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined'

Any ideas?