How to use JSON return in DropDownTree

[Lee]

I have a JSON return from an endpoint that is hierarchical in a way but has different field names on each level for the ID and text. How would I make a kendo Drop Down Tree with this data without having to recreate the entire list? I will need to use the valueMapper, loadOnDemand, and get the value like this: .value(). It is like this (except with a lot more records): 

[
  {
    stateId: 1,
    stateName: "Florida",
    cities: [
      {
        cityId: 1,
        cityName: "Orlando",
        stores: [
          {
            storeId: 101,
            storeName: "I4"
          },
          {
            storeId: 202,
            storeName: "International Drive",
          },
          {
            storeId: 240,
            storeName: "UCF"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

[Martin]

Hello, Lee,

The only possible approach I can think of is to try a template with complex logic where you can check if a specific field is present. With the built-in features, there's no way to bind the DropDownTree to such a structure.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,
Martin
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[Setven]

To use JSON data with Kendo DropDownTree, you can leverage the dataTextField, dataValueField, and valueMapper properties. Here's a basic example: