Referencing all DDLs by class

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We can create DropDownLists by class:
        $(".theClassName").kendoDropDownList({});

And we can reference them by id to apply methods:

     var list = $("#theID").data("kendoDropDownList");
    list.select(0);
    list.refresh();

But it doesn't seem we can reference all lists by classname:

    var allLists = $(".theClassName").data("kendoDropDownList");

allLists is undefined.  Is there a way to apply a method to all dropdownlists of the same class?

[Heather]

SOLVED:

Declared all DDLs with the handle allAttributes
        var allAttributes = $(".attribute").kendoDropDownList({

Referenced them to select index as such:
        $.each(allAttributes, function () { $(this).getKendoDropDownList().select(0); });

Not sure if there is an easier way, but it works.