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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.

items

Returns:Array

The currently rendered dropdown list items (<li> elements).

<select id="multiselect" multiple="multiple">
    <option>Item1</option>
    <option>Item2</option>
</select>
<script>
var multiselect = $("#multiselect").kendoMultiSelect().data("kendoMultiSelect");

// Get the items
var items = multiselect.items();
console.log(items);
</script>