select

Gets or sets the selected value. If called without arguments, returns the currently selected value. If called with a value, selects the item with the matching value.

Parameters

value `String` (optional)

The value of the item to select. If omitted, the method returns the currently selected value.

Returns

String the selected value when used as a getter.

Example - select an item

<div id="segmentedControl"></div>
<script>
$("#segmentedControl").kendoSegmentedControl({
  selectedValue: "option1",
  items: [
    { text: "Option 1", value: "option1" },
    { text: "Option 2", value: "option2" }
  ]
});
var segmentedControl = $("#segmentedControl").data("kendoSegmentedControl");
segmentedControl.select("option2");
</script>

Example - get the selected value

<div id="segmentedControl"></div>
<script>
$("#segmentedControl").kendoSegmentedControl({
  selectedValue: "option1",
  items: [
    { text: "Option 1", value: "option1" },
    { text: "Option 2", value: "option2" }
  ]
});
var segmentedControl = $("#segmentedControl").data("kendoSegmentedControl");
var selected = segmentedControl.select();
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
console.log(selected);
</script>