pageable.messages.empty String (default: "No items to display"),

The text that is displayed when the TreeList is empty.

Example - setting the empty pager message

<div id="treeList"></div>
<script>
    $("#treeList").kendoTreeList({
        columns: [
          { field: "id" },
          { field: "name" }
        ],
        dataSource: {
            data: [
              { id: 1, parentId: null, name: "item 1" },
              { id: 2, parentId: 1, name: "item 2" },
              { id: 3, parentId: 1, name: "item 3" },
              { id: 4, parentId: 1, name: "item 4" },
            ]
        },
        pageable: {
            pageSize: 2,
            messages: {
                empty: "No data"
            }
        }
    });
</script>
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