autoBind Boolean(default: true)

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

Example

<input id="multicolumncombobox" />
<script>
$("#multicolumncombobox").kendoMultiColumnComboBox({
    autoBind: false,
    dataTextField: "text",
    dataValueField: "value",
    dataSource: [
        { text: "Apples", value: "1" },
        { text: "Oranges", value: "2" }
    ],
    columns: [
        { field: "text", title: "Text" },
        { field: "value", title: "Value" }
    ]
});
</script>
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