or
Using optionLabel in conjunction with template produces undesirable effect. In this case both ${ data.State } and ${ data.Representative } come back as undefined. You should not apply template on optionLabel.dataTextField: "District",
dataValueField: "District",
filter: "contains",
optionLabel: "----------------",
template: kendo.template("${ data.State } ${ data.District } - ${ data.Representative }"),
bundles.Add(new StyleBundle("~/Content/css/kendo").Include(
"~/Content/kendo/kendo.common-bootstrap.css",
"~/Content/kendo/kendo.bootstrap.css",
"~/Content/kendo/kendo.dataviz.css",
"~/Content/kendo/kendo.dataviz.bootstrap.css"));
<
link
rel
=
"stylesheet"
href
=
"/Content/css/kendo?v=1YMtmjX1ETsQVj7kkRXXmXC3IReX27oqRzELH_ZcGPE1"
>
/* Minification failed. Returning unminified contents.
(9,96148): run-time error CSS1030: Expected identifier, found '.'
(9,96165): run-time error CSS1031: Expected selector, found ')'
(9,96165): run-time error CSS1025: Expected comma or open brace, found ')'
(9,96202): run-time error CSS1030: Expected identifier, found '.'
(9,96219): run-time error CSS1031: Expected selector, found ')'
(9,96219): run-time error CSS1025: Expected comma or open brace, found ')'
(9,96363): run-time error CSS1030: Expected identifier, found '.'
(9,96371): run-time error CSS1031: Expected selector, found ')'
(9,96371): run-time error CSS1025: Expected comma or open brace, found ')'
*/
/*
* Kendo UI Complete v2013.3.1122 (http://kendoui.com)
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