autoBind Boolean (default: true)

If set to false, the TreeList will not bind to the specified DataSource during initialization. In this case, data binding will occur when the change event of the DataSource fires. By default, the TreeList will bind to the DataSource that is specified in the configuration.

Setting autoBind to false is useful when multiple widgets are bound to the same DataSource. Disabling automatic binding ensures that the shared DataSource makes a single request to the remote service.

Example - disabling automatic binding

<div id="treelist"></div>
<button id="btn">Bind TreeList</button>
<script>
  var dataSource = new kendo.data.TreeListDataSource({
    transport: {
      read: {
        url: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/service/EmployeeDirectory/All",
        dataType: "jsonp"
      }
    },
    schema: {
      model: {
        id: "EmployeeID",
        parentId: "ReportsTo",
        fields: {
          ReportsTo: { field: "ReportsTo",  nullable: true },
          EmployeeID: { field: "EmployeeId", type: "number" },
          Extension: { field: "Extension", type: "number" }
        },
        expanded: true
      }
    }
  });
  var treelist = $("#treelist").kendoTreeList({
    dataSource: dataSource,
    columns: [
      { field: "FirstName" }, { field: "LastName" }, { field: "Position" }
    ],
    autoBind: false
  }).data("kendoTreeList");

  $("#btn").click(function(){
    treelist.dataSource.read();
  });
</script>