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Enable

methods

Enables or disables the widget.

enable

Parameters:enableBoolean

If set to true the widget will be enabled. If set to false the widget will be disabled.

<select id="multiselect" multiple="multiple">
    <option>Item1</option>
    <option>Item2</option>
</select>
<script>
$("#multiselect").kendoMultiSelect({
  enable: false
});
var multiselect = $("#multiselect").data("kendoMultiSelect");
multiselect.enable(true);
</script>