Fixed: Destroying a scrolling table was not correctly reassembling the table from it's component parts which are split up for scrolling.

media/js/jquery.dataTables.js

@@ -2060,6 +2060,19 @@
 				}
 			}
 			
+			/* When scrolling we had to break the table up - restore it */
+			if ( oSettings.nTable != oSettings.nTHead.parentNode )
+			{
+				$('>thead', oSettings.nTable).remove();
+				oSettings.nTable.appendChild( oSettings.nTHead );
+			}
+			
+			if ( oSettings.nTFoot && oSettings.nTable != oSettings.nTFoot.parentNode )
+			{
+				$('>tfoot', oSettings.nTable).remove();
+				oSettings.nTable.appendChild( oSettings.nTFoot );
+			}
+			
 			/* Remove the DataTables generated nodes, events and classes */
 			oSettings.nTable.parentNode.removeChild( oSettings.nTable );
 			$(oSettings.nTableWrapper).remove();
@@ -2204,7 +2217,7 @@
 			/* Draw the headers for the table */
 			_fnDrawHead( oSettings );
 			
-			/* Calculate sizes for columns xxx */
+			/* Calculate sizes for columns */
 			if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bAutoWidth )
 			{
 				_fnCalculateColumnWidths( oSettings );
@@ -3020,36 +3033,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 			
-			/* Perform certain DOM operations after the table has been drawn for the first time */
-			if ( typeof oSettings._bInitComplete == "undefined" )
-			{
-				oSettings._bInitComplete = true;
-				
-				/* It is possible that some of the DOM created (particularly if custom) has padding etc
-				 * on it which means that the table size is more constrained that when we originally
-				 * measured it. As such we check here if this is the case, and correct if needed
-				 */
-				if ( oSettings.nTableWrapper != oSettings.nTable.parentNode &&
-					$(oSettings.nTableWrapper).width() > $(oSettings.nTable.parentNode).width() )
-				{
-					_fnAjustColumnSizing( oSettings );
-				}
-				
-				if ( typeof oSettings.fnInitComplete == 'function' &&
-					   (oSettings.oFeatures.bServerSide || oSettings.sAjaxSource === null) )
-				{
-					oSettings.fnInitComplete.call( oSettings.oInstance, oSettings );
-				}
-				
-				/* Set an absolute width for the table such that pagination doesn't
-				 * cause the table to resize - disabled for now.
-				 */
-				//if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bAutoWidth && oSettings.nTable.offsetWidth !== 0 )
-				//{
-				//	//oSettings.nTable.style.width = oSettings.nTable.offsetWidth+"px";
-				//}
-			}
-			
 			/* Call all required callback functions for the end of a draw */
 			for ( i=0, iLen=oSettings.aoDrawCallback.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
 			{
@@ -3060,6 +3043,18 @@
 			oSettings.bSorted = false;
 			oSettings.bFiltered = false;
 			oSettings.bDrawing = false;
+				
+			/* On first draw, initilaisation is now complete */
+			if ( typeof oSettings._bInitComplete == "undefined" )
+			{
+				oSettings._bInitComplete = true;
+				
+				if ( typeof oSettings.fnInitComplete == 'function' &&
+					   (oSettings.oFeatures.bServerSide || oSettings.sAjaxSource === null) )
+				{
+					oSettings.fnInitComplete.call( oSettings.oInstance, oSettings );
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		
 		/*

media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/2569.js

@@ -16,5 +16,21 @@ $(document).ready( function () {
 		function () { return $('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td').length == 5; }
 	);
 	
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"And with scrolling",
+		function () {
+			$('#example').dataTable( {
+				"sScrollY": 200,
+				"aoColumnDefs": [ 
+					{ "bSearchable": false, "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [ 2 ] },
+					{ "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [ 3 ] }
+				]
+			} );
+			$('#example').dataTable().fnDestroy();
+		},
+		function () { return $('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td').length == 5; }
+	);
+	
 	oTest.fnComplete();
 } );

media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/4_server-side/2569.js

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// DATA_TEMPLATE: empty_table
+oTest.fnStart( "Destroy with hidden columns" );
+
+$(document).ready( function () {
+	var mTest;
+	
+	
+	$('#example').dataTable( {
+		"bServerSide": true,
+		"sAjaxSource": "../../../examples/examples_support/server_processing.php",
+		"aoColumnDefs": [ 
+			{ "bSearchable": false, "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [ 2 ] },
+			{ "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [ 3 ] }
+		],
+		"fnInitComplete": function () {
+			this.fnDestroy();
+		}
+	} );
+	
+	oTest.fnWaitTest( 
+		"Check that the number of columns in table is correct",
+		null,
+		function () { return $('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td').length == 5; }
+	);
+	
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"And with scrolling",
+		function () {
+			$('#example').dataTable( {
+				"bServerSide": true,
+				"sAjaxSource": "../../../examples/examples_support/server_processing.php",
+				"sScrollY": 200,
+				"aoColumnDefs": [ 
+					{ "bSearchable": false, "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [ 2 ] },
+					{ "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [ 3 ] }
+				],
+				"fnInitComplete": function () {
+					this.fnDestroy();
+				}
+			} );
+		},
+		function () { return $('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td').length == 5; }
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnComplete();
+} );