noRecords Boolean|Object (default: false)

If set to true and current view contains no records, message similar to "No records available" will be displayed. By default this option is disabled.

Example - enable noRecords message

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
  columns: [
    { field: "name" },
    { field: "age" }
  ],
  noRecords: true,
  dataSource: []
});
</script>

noRecords.template String|Function

The template which is rendered when current view contains no records.

Example - customize the noRecords message

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
  columns: [
    { field: "name" },
    { field: "age" }
  ],
  pageable: true,
  noRecords: {
    template: () => `No data available on current page. Current page is: ${$("#grid").data("kendoGrid").dataSource.page()}`
  },
  dataSource: {
    data: [{name: "John", age: 29}],
    page: 2,
    pageSize: 10
  }
});
</script>

Example - specify noRecords message as a function

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
  $("#grid").kendoGrid({
    columns: [
      { field: "name" },
      { field: "age" }
    ],
    pageable: true,
    noRecords: {
      template: function(e){
        var page = $("#grid").getKendoGrid().dataSource.page();
        return "No data available on current page. Current page is: " + page;
      }
    },
    dataSource: {
      data: [{name: "John", age: 29}],
      page: 2,
      pageSize: 10
    }
  });
</script>