or


var a = $(item).kendoComboBox({ placeholder: "Select", dataTextField: "Name", dataValueField: "id", filter: "contains", autoBind: false, width: "400px", dataSource: { type: "json", serverFiltering: true, transport: { read: { type: 'POST', url: "../WebServices/DropdownWebService.asmx/SearchCompanies", item: item, contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8', datatype: 'json', data: function (result) { return { ssid: globalValues.ssid, query: result.filter?result.filter.filters[0]?result.filter.filters[0].value:"":"", type: $(this.item).attr('data-type') } } }, parameterMap: function (options) { return JSON.stringify(options); } }, schema: { data: "d" } // schema }, template: '<span class="col-first"><span class="type-box-#: data.EntityType#">#: data.Name#</span></span>' });