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Items

methods

Obtains an Array of the DOM elements, which correspond to the data items from the Kendo UI DataSource view (e.g. the ones on the current page).

items

Returns:Array

The currently rendered data table rows (<tr> elements).

<button id="selectAll">Select All Rows</button>
<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
  $("#grid").kendoGrid({
    columns: [
      { field: "name" },
      { field: "age" }
    ],
    dataSource: [
      { name: "Jane Doe", age: 30 },
      { name: "John Doe", age: 33 }
    ],
    selectable: "multiple, row"
  });

  $("#selectAll").on("click", function(){
    var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
    var allRows = grid.items();

    grid.select(allRows);
  });
</script>