autoBind Boolean(default: true)

Controls whether to bind the widget to the data source on initialization.

Example

<input id="dropdowntree"/>

<script>
$("#dropdowntree").kendoDropDownTree({
    dataSource: [{ text: "item1", value: 1 }, { text: "item2", value: 2 }],
    autoBind: false
});
</script>
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