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 Cannot read property 'aDataSort' of undefined

In my application, the javascript reads something like as below: I have checked the controller output...it works well and is printed on the console too.

$(document).ready(function() {

    $.getJSON("three.htm", function(data) {
             // console.log("loadDataTable >>  "+JSON.stringify(data));
             })
             .fail(function( jqxhr, textStatus, error ) {
             var err = textStatus + ', ' + error;
             alert(err);
             console.log( "Request Failed: " + err);
             })
             .success(function(data){
                 loadDataTable(data);
             });

    function loadDataTable(data){
         $("#recentSubscribers").dataTable().fnDestroy();    
         var oTable = $('#recentSubscribers').dataTable({
             "aaData" : JSON.parse(data.subscribers),
             "processing": true,
            "bPaginate": false,
            "bFilter": false,
            "bSort": false,
            "bInfo": false,
            "aoColumnDefs": [{
            "sTitle": "Subscriber ID",
            "aTargets": [0]
        }, {
            "sTitle": "Install Location",
            "aTargets": [1]
        }, {
            "sTitle": "Subscriber Name",
            "aTargets": [2]
        }, {
            "aTargets": [0], 
            "mRender": function (data, type, full) {
                return '<a style="text-decoration:none;" href="#" class="abc">' + data + '</a>';
            }
        }],
            "aoColumns": [{
            "mData": "code"
        }, {
            "mData": "acctNum"
        }, {
            "mData": "name"
        }]
            });

    }       

})

Answer 1

It's important that your THEAD not be empty in table.As dataTable requires you to specify the number of columns of the expected data . As per your data it should be

<table id="datatable">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Subscriber ID</th>
            <th>Install Location</th>
            <th>Subscriber Name</th>
            <th>some data</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
</table>