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<script>
var router = new kendo.Router();

router.route("/items/:category/:id", function(category, id, params) {
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log(category, "item with", id, " was requested by", params.user);
});

router.bind("change", function(e) {
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
  console.log("change event", e);
});

$(function() {
  router.start();
  $("#link").click(function() {
    router.navigate("/items/books/59?user=John");
    return false;
  });

});
</script>