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Text

methods

Gets or sets the text of the DropDownList.

text

Parameters:textString

The text to set.

Returns:String

The text of the DropDownList.

<input id="dropdownlist" />
<script>
$("#dropdownlist").kendoDropDownList({
  dataSource: [ "Apples", "Oranges" ]
});

var dropdownlist = $("#dropdownlist").data("kendoDropDownList");

dropdownlist.text("Apples");
</script>