How to remove sorting option from DataTables?

Question

I'm using DataTables plugin. I don't want to use the sorting option (to sort the columns in ASC or DESC order) which comes by default on each <thead>. How can I remove that sorting icon?

Answer 1

You can e.g. set style="display:none;" to the arrow element. You can set it programmatically using JavaScript or you can use CSS class. Firstly you have to examine the HTML code (the arrow element) using some developer console like FireBug.

Answer 2

You can set it by bSortable to false in aocolumn like :

$('#example').dataTable({
 "aoColumns": [
                                 { "sType": "html","bSortable": false, "bSearchable": false },
                                 { "sType": "html" },
                                 { "sType": "html", "bSortable": false, "bSearchable": false },
                                 { "sType": "html" },
                                 { "sType": "html","bSortable": false, "bSearchable": false },
                                 { "sType": "html" },
                                 { "sType": "html" },
                                 { "sType": "html" },
                                 { "sType": "date-euro" }
                                 ]

                            });

You can also exclude from search by set bSearchable to false