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Filtering

Updated on Sep 8, 2026

Besides the standard filter options, the MultiColumnComboBox allows you to set fields against which the data will be filtered.

The option accepts an array of strings.

html

<input id="multicolumncombobox" />
<script>
    $("#multicolumncombobox").kendoMultiColumnComboBox({
        dataTextField: "text",
        dataValueField: "value",
        filter: "contains",
        filterFields: ["text", "value"],
        dataSource: [
            { text: "Apples", value: "1", subtitle: "subtitle 1", width: 150 },
            { text: "Oranges", value: "2", subtitle: "subtitle 2"},
            { text: "Kiwis", value: "3", subtitle: "subtitle 3"}
        ],
        columns: [
            { field: "text", title: "Text" },
            { field: "value", title: "Value" },
            { field: "subtitle", title: "SubTitle" }
        ]
    });
</script>

Filtering

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