value String(default: "")

The value of the widget.

Example - specify value of the widget

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