Set MVC listview to existing javascript Kendo Datasource

[Eric]

Seems like this should be possible, but I'm rendering a listview using the MVC helpers, but I just want to give it an existing Kendo datasource (created via javascript) that is already on my page.  Basically just give it the name of an existing datasource.  However I can't find a way to do that.  It looks like the MVC extensions only allow you to set up a new datasource to be used with the listview. 

Is there a way to do what I mentioned?

Thanks!
Eric

[Nikolay Rusev]

Hello Eric,

I don't understand why you need to use ListView MVC wrapper in case you need to specify the DataSource on client. You can simply use the Kendo ListView for the purpose.

Greetings,
Nikolay Rusev
the Telerik team

[Eric]

Yes, that is what I ended up doing, but it seems like this may not be an uncommon situation so it makes some sense to allow the MVC extension to simply point the control to an existing data source.  If somebody is taking the MVC extensions approach, of course they can also use the JS approach as well, but would be nice for consistency to have as much functionality as possible present in the MVC extensions.  Although I find that the more I use the extensions, the more likely I am to go to JS with everything.  The MVC extensions are great for getting up and running but they are also limiting, which is to be expected from a wrapper.

Thanks!
Eric