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Select

methods

Gets or sets the selected ListBox items.

select

Parameters:itemsjQuery|Array

The items that are to be selected.

Returns:jQuery

- The selected items if called without arguments.

<select id="listBox"></select>
<script>
$("#listBox").kendoListBox({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { id: 1, name: "Jane Doe", age: 47 },
            { id: 2, name: "John Doe", age: 50 }
        ]
    },
    template: "<div>#:name#</div>"
});
// get a reference to the list box widget
var listBox = $("#listBox").data("kendoListBox");
// selects first list box item
listBox.select(listBox.items().first());
</script>

<select id="listBox"></select>
<script>
$("#listBox").kendoListBox({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { id: 1, name: "Jane Doe", age: 47 },
            { id: 2, name: "John Doe", age: 50 }
        ]
    },
    template: "<div>#:name#</div>"
});
// get a reference to the list box widget
var listBox = $("#listBox").data("kendoListBox");
// Find the uid of the element by name.
let uid = listBox.dataItems().filter(f => f.name == "Jane Doe")[0].uid;
// Find the element using the uid.
let item = listBox.wrapper.find("[data-uid='"+uid+"']");
// Select the element.
listBox.select(item);
</script>