enable Boolean(default: true)

If set to false the widget will be disabled and will not allow user input. The widget is enabled by default and allows user input.

Example - disable the widget

<input id="multicolumncombobox" />
<script>
$("#multicolumncombobox").kendoMultiColumnComboBox({
  enable: false,
  dataSource: [
    { Name: "Parent1", Id: 1 },
    { Name: "Parent2", Id: 2 }
  ],
  dataTextField: "Name",
  dataValueField: "Id",
  columns: [
    { field: "Name" },
    { field: "Id" }
  ]
});
</script>
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