footerTemplate String|Function

The template used to render the footer template. The footer template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. Use the widget fields directly in the template.

Parameters

instance Object

The widget instance.

Example - specify footerTemplate as a string

<input id="autocomplete" />
<script>
$("#autocomplete").kendoAutoComplete({
  dataSource: [
    { id: 1, name: "Apples" },
    { id: 2, name: "Oranges" }
  ],
  dataTextField: "name",
  footerTemplate: 'Total <strong>#: instance.dataSource.total() #</strong> items found'
});
</script>
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