pageable.messages.empty String (default: "No items to display"),

The text displayed when the grid is empty.

Example - set the "empty" pager message

<div id="listView"></div>

<script>
  $(document).ready(function () {
    var listView = $("#listView").kendoListView({
      dataSource: [],
      pageable: {
        messages: {
          empty: "No data"
        }
      }
    }).data("kendoListView");
  });
</script>
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