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Input Components Do Not Raise Change Event When the API Is Used

Environment

ProductProgress® Kendo UI® for jQuery
Kendo Version2017.2.621

Description 

The input widgets fail to raise a change event when the API is used.

Cause

The change event of an input widget is triggered only by user action. DOM elements work in the same way.

Solution

To handle this issue, trigger the event manually by using the trigger method.