New method chaining

[sitefinitysteve]

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$("#grid").kendoGrid();
$("#grid").data("kendoGrid").refresh();

All of this ceremony caused frustration and so we decided to eliminate it by supporting method chaining. With this latest service pack, you'll be able to write JavaScript that's more readable:

$("grid").kendoGrid("refresh");

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So what's the deal here?  We're to pass in method names as a string?  Cant just do...?

$("#grid").kendoGrid().refresh();

[Dr.YSG]

I was about to post the same question.

1. Does chaining mean that I get a result from the constructor that I can chain methods to (ala JQuery?)

var myGrid = $("#grid").kendoGrid();

And this seems to be a different pattern for method invocation, does it allow parameters? 
what is the philosophy here?
 

$("grid").kendoGrid("refresh");
 

[sitefinitysteve]

@Doc,
  Here's a fiddle to play with...

http://jsfiddle.net/stevescotthome/mf9ED/6/