Kendo Jquery Dropdownlist Change Event Firing Unexpectedly

[Lee]

After changing the data source on a kendo dropdownlist for jquery I am seeing the change event fire upon clicking away from the box without actually selecting anything. Here is the example:

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To reproduce the error do the following: 

1. Click on the dropdownlist to expand the options.
2. Click anywhere off of the list to deselect the list.
3. Notice that the change event is fired  "Change" is written below the dropdownlist.

How do I work around this?

[Martin]

Hello, Lee,

The change event is triggered because when using the setDataSource method, the value of the widget is changed to empty string. Following the steps you described, upon clicking away from the list the DropDownList detects a change in its value from Apples to empty string. In order to avoid that, you can reset the value of the DropDownList right after using the setDataSource method. Here is the modified example for reference.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,
Martin
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