or
var projectsDataSource = new kendo.data.DataSource({ transport: { read: { url: "/ProjectsDataUrl"; dataType: "json" } }})function projectsEditor(container, options) { if (options.model.ClientId !== null) { projectsDataSource.transport.options.read.data = { clientId: options.model.ClientId }; projectsDataSource.read(); return ($("<input name='ProjectId' data-bind='value:" + options.field + "' />")).appendTo(container).kendoDropDownList({ dataSource: projectsDataSource, autoBind: false, dataTextField: "Name", dataValueField: "Id", optionLabel: "Select Project" }).data("kendoDropDownList"); }};