[Solved] can't set/search default dropdown value

[Phil]

I'm using the following

.DropDownListFor(m => m.countryId)
            .DataSourceAction("GetSomething")
            .DataSourceController("SomethingMethod")
            .IsEnabled(true)
            .Name("Something")
            .OptionLabel(this.LocalResources("OptionSelect"))
            .ServerFiltering(true))

I'm trying to use the search / select functions on the dropdown but when I do a console log of the dropdownlist obj I don't see it in there

e.extend.init {element: p.fn.p.init[1], _events: Object, options: Object, template: function, ul: p.fn.p.init[1]…}

1. _arrow: p.fn.p.init[1]
2. _busy: null
3. _current: p.fn.p.init[1]
4. _events: Object
5. _fetch: false
6. _focused: p.fn.p.init[1]
7. _inputWrapper: p.fn.p.init[1]
8. _old: ""
9. _oldIndex: 0
10. _refreshHandler: function (){return a.apply(c,e.concat(k.call(arguments)))}
11. _requestStartHandler: function (){return a.apply(c,e.concat(k.call(arguments)))}
12. _text: function anonymous(d) {
13. _touchScroller: false
14. _value: function anonymous(d) {
15. _word: ""
16. dataSource: o.extend.init
17. element: p.fn.p.init[1]
18. list: p.fn.p.init[1]
19. options: Object
20. popup: e.extend.init
21. selectedIndex: 0
22. span: p.fn.p.init[1]
23. template: function anonymous(data) {
24. ul: p.fn.p.init[1]
25. wrapper: p.fn.p.init[1]
26. __proto__: b
var dropdownlist = $("#country").data("kendoDropDownList"); dropdownlist.select("United States");
TypeError: Object United States has no method 'hasClass'
1. arguments: Array[2]
2. get message: function () { [native code] }
3. get stack: function () { [native code] }
4. set message: function () { [native code] }
5. set stack: function () { [native code] }
6. type: "undefined_method"
7. __proto__: Error

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Phil,

 
The DropDownList widget has select method, but it accepts Integer, DOM element and predicate. It does not support string parameter. I will suggest check the documentation for more information.

Greetings,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team