or
function HomeCtrl($scope) { $scope.things = {dataSource: [{ name: "Thing 1", id: 1 },{ name: "Thing 2", id: 2 },{ name: "Thing 3", id: 3 }]}}<div kendo-treeview <br> k-data-source="things" k-data-text-field="'name'" /><div id="treeview"></div><script>$("#treeview").kendoTreeView({ dataTextField: [ "name"], dataSource: [{ name: "Thing 1", id: 1 },{ name: "Thing 2", id: 2 },{ name: "Thing 3", id: 3 }]});</script>