Extending the DataSource with a new method

[Roger]

Hi,
I need to extend the DataSource with a new method.
If I create a new datasource like this:
var myDatasource = new kendo.data.DataSource(.....);

I want to do like this:
myDatasource.myCustomMethod();

How can I extend Datasource with the new method myCustomMethod?

I tried something like this:
$.extend(true, kendo.data.DataSource, {
myCustomMethod: function() {
alert('hello from custom method');
}
});

But it does not work. Please help.

[Roger]

I think I found the solution to this problem. I can add the new method to the prototype like this:

kendo.data.DataSource.prototype.myCustomMethod = function () {
alert('hello from custom method');
}

Is this the correct way to do it?

[Atanas Korchev]

Hi Roger,

 Yes, this is the right method to extend the prototype of a JavaScript object.

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[Apu]

does this work?

// Extend the data source with your own methods
ds = kendo.data.DataSource.extend({
    transport: {
        read: { url: '/api/v1/data'}
    },
    myCustomMethod: function() { //custom code
    }
});

var dataSource = new ds();
dataSource.myCustomMethod()