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var autoCompleteCombo = $("#food-box").kendoComboBox({ autoBind: false, minLength: 3, filter: "contains", suggest: false, dataTextField: "Long_Desc", //JSON property name to use dataValueField: "NDB_No", //JSON property name to use dataSource: autoCompleteDS, change: function (e) { if (this._current) { var item = this.dataSource.view()[this._current.index()]; currentItem = item; //store the selected item //Get the weight navproperty weightDS.transport.options.read.url = item.usda_WEIGHT.__deferred.uri; weightDS.fetch(); fromCombo.enable(); toCombo.enable(); //fromCombo.open(); } } }).data("kendoComboBox"); //Hide the arrow om the combo autoCompleteCombo._arrow.hide() .closest(".k-dropdown-wrap") .addClass("combo-to-autocomplete");fromCombo.enable(); toCombo.enable(); fromCombo.open(); toCombo.open();