Editor Destroy not working

[Randy]

I have a kendo window with an editor that I open and close with an editor on it. I want to destory the editor when I close the window. They command executes without error, but the editor stays in place and the next time I get a second editor. I was worried it was the window, but added a second editor on my main page and got the same results. Each time the window is open another editor appears, when I close and reopen it just stacks another one in.

I am running: kendo.web.min.js v2012.3.1121

HTML: (This is the test Text Area and is not in the window div.)
        <div style="padding-top: 5px;">
            <asp:Label ID="Label4" class="filterCheckboxHeader" runat="server" Text="Email Body Test:"></asp:Label>
            <div>
                <textarea id="Textarea1" rows="10" cols="30" style="width:500px;height:300px">
                </textarea>
            </div>
        </div>

Window Open:

function labelEmail(trackingNumber) {
    var kendoWindow = $("#emailWindow").data("kendoWindow");
    kendoWindow.open();
    kendoWindow.center();
    kendoWindow.toFront();
    // This is the real one, in the window div
    $("#txtLabelEmail_Body").kendoEditor({
        width: "300px",
        height: "150px"
    });
    // This is the extra test one, not in the window div, they both behave the same.
    $("#Textarea1").kendoEditor({ 
        width: "300px",
        height: "150px"
    });
};

Window Close:
function labelEmail_Cancel() {
var kendoEditor = $("#txtLabelEmail_Body").data("kendoEditor");
kendoEditor.destroy();

var Textarea1 = $("#Textarea1").data("kendoEditor");
Textarea1.destroy();

var kendoWindow = $("#emailWindow").data("kendoWindow");
kendoWindow.close();
}

Thanks for the help.
Randy Miller

[Dimo]

Hello Randy,

The destroy method does not remove additional generated markup from the page, with the exception of popups and dropdowns. That's why you get multiple nested Editors.

If initializing the Editor multiple times is really necessary, you will need to remove the old Editor from the DOM manually, append a new textarea and create a new Editor from it.

Greetings,
Dimo
the Telerik team

[Joshua]

With the latest version of Kendo, this process no longer functions. For some reason the defaultView property is not getting defined and an exception is being thrown when the value is changed. [Cannot use 'in' operator to search for 'getSelection' in undefined]

I have created a fiddle to show the functionality.

http://jsfiddle.net/grippstick/56qkf7u7/

[Dimo]

Hello Joshua,

The Editor instance(s), which will be destroyed, must be unbound from the viewModel first.

http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/kendo#methods-unbind

In your scenario you can use kendo.unbind() with $container (for all Editors at once) or with a specific Editor wrapper (table).

Regards,
Dimo
Telerik

[Ali]

you guys are ridiculous... customizing your elements is a nightmare and documentation sucks

[Joshua]

@Ali Thanks for your insight.

[Dimo]

Hi Ali,

I am saddened to see that you feel that way, especially when I take into account that you have been a loyal customer of us for years. I want to understand your point of view better, but I see only one support ticket in your account, and no recent communication with us by your colleagues.

Is it OK to contact you personally, so that you can share your feedback in more detail?

Regards,
Dimo
Progress Telerik