Navigate

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

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

$(function() {
  router.start();
  $("#link").click(function() {
    router.navigate("/items/books/59");
    return false;
  });
});
</script>