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Implement Default Checkbox Selection in Grid as Initially Checked

Updated on Dec 10, 2025

Environment

Product	Progress® Kendo UI® Grid for jQuery
Operating System	All
Browser	All
Browser Version	All

Description

How can I render everything as selected in the selectable column when the Grid loads?

Solution

Currently, the Grid does not support the setting of the checkbox default state to selected. However, you can still implement related scenarios.

To set the checked property to true, set it on the dataBound event.
JavaScript
```
$("#grid tbody input:checkbox").prop("checked", true);
```
To select the checkboxes and the rows they belong to, trigger their click in the dataBound event.
JavaScript
```
$("#grid tbody input:checkbox").trigger( "click" );
```

The following example demonstrates how to implement the suggested scenarios.

<div id="example">
  <div id="grid"></div>

  <script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
      $("#grid").kendoGrid({
        dataSource: {
          pageSize: 10,
          transport: {
            read:  {
              url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/Products"
            }
          },
          schema: {
            model: {
              id: "ProductID"
            }
          }
        },
        pageable: true,
        scrollable: false,
        persistSelection: true,
        sortable: true,
        dataBound: onDataBound,
        columns: [
          { selectable: true, width: "50px" },
          { field:"ProductName", title: "Product Name" },
          { field: "UnitPrice", title:"Unit Price", format: "{0:c}"},
          { field: "UnitsInStock", title:"Units In Stock"},
          { field: "Discontinued"}]
      });                  
    });

    function onDataBound(){                
      if (!$("#grid tbody input:checkbox").prop("checked")) {
       $("#grid tbody input:checkbox").trigger("click");
      }
    }
  </script>
</div>

Implement Default Checkbox Selection in Grid as Initially Checked

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