dataSource kendo.data.DataSource

The data source of the widget. Configured via the dataSource option.

Changes of the data source will be reflected in the widget.

Important: Assigning a new data source would have no effect. Use the setDataSource method instead.

Example - add a data item to the data source

<select id="multiselect" multiple="multiple"></select>
<script>
$("#multiselect").kendoMultiSelect({
  dataSource: [
    { name: "Apples" },
    { name: "Oranges" }
  ],
  dataTextField: "name",
  dataValueField: "name"
});
var multiselect = $("#multiselect").data("kendoMultiSelect");
multiselect.dataSource.add({ name: "Appricot" });
multiselect.search("A");
</script>