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Total

methods

Gets the total number of data items. Uses schema.total if the transport.read option is set.

total

Returns:Number

—The total number of data items. Returns the length of the array returned by the data method if schema.total or transport.read are not set. Returns 0 if the data source was not populated with data items via the read, fetch, or query methods.

<script>
var dataSource = new kendo.data.DataSource({
  data: [
    { name: "Jane Doe", age: 30 },
    { name: "John Doe", age: 33 }
  ]
});
dataSource.fetch(function() {
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(dataSource.total()); // displays "2"
});
</script>