<div id="chat"></div> <script> let messagesData = [ { id: 1, text: "This is the first message. Click this message to see its data in the console.", authorId: "user1", authorName: "John Doe", authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg", timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0) }, { id: 2, text: "This is the second message with different data.", authorId: "user2", authorName: "Jane Smith", authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg", timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5) } ]; let chat = $("#chat").kendoChat({ authorId: "user1", dataSource: messagesData }).data("kendoChat"); // Example: Get data item of the first message setTimeout(function() { let messageElement = chat.wrapper.find(".k-message").first(); if (messageElement.length > 0) { let messageData = chat.dataItem(messageElement); console.log("Message text:", messageData.text); console.log("Author:", messageData.authorName); } }, 1000); </script>