or

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>Test page</title> <script src="js/kendoui/jquery-1.7.1.js"></script> <script src="js/kendoui/kendo.all.js"></script></head><body> <span data-bind="text: name"></span> <script> var viewModel = kendo.observable({ name: "John Doe" }); kendo.bind($("span"), viewModel); </script> </body></html>
var viewModel = new kendo.observable({ Items: [], onUpdateItems: function(e){ console.log('updating items'); }});viewModel.Items.bind('change', function(e){ viewModel.onUpdateItems(e);});viewModel.trigger("change", { field: "Items" });