kendo.widgetInstance for radiogroup returns null

[Bas]

I have been trying to get the instance of a radiogroup, using kendo.widgetInstance("#radiogroup"), but the call always returns null. Has anyone experienced this issue?

See the example below...

<ul data-role="group" id="radiogroup" name="radiogroupName" class="k-radio-list k-list-horizontal" role="radiogroup"></ul>

...

<script>kendo.syncReady(function(){jQuery("#radiogroup").kendoRadioGroup({items: {...}, value: "...", layout: "horizontal"});});</script>

<script>
...some other script activated by an event...
const widget = kendo.widgetInstance($("#radiogroup"));
...
</script>

[Stoyan]

Hello Bas,

Upon further investigation of the reported behavior I've concluded the observed behavior is a bug. For this reason I have logged a Bug Report on your behalf. You can follow it in our Public Portal here.

That being said until the bug has been fixed I recommend you to use the data method or the getKendoRadioGroup method to access the client-side of the RadioGroup:

$("#radiogroup").data("kendoRadioGroup");

or

$("#radiogroup").getKendoRadioGroup();

Finally as a token of gratitude for bringing this bug to our attention I have updated your Telerik points.

Regards,
Stoyan
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