startField String(default: "")

Specifies the start field name for model binding.

Example - specify the initial view, which calendar renders

<div id="example">
    <div id="daterangepicker" title="daterangepicker"></div>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("#daterangepicker").kendoDateRangePicker({
                startField: "startField"
            });

            var viewModel = kendo.observable({
                startField: new Date()
            });
            kendo.bind($("#example"), viewModel);
        });
    </script>
</div>