search
If the DropDownList filter is enabled, the method searches and filters the results available in the drop-down. If no filter is configured for the widget it selects the first item, which starts with the provided value.
Parameters
word String
The search value.
Example - search the widget
<input id="dropdownlist" /> <script> $("#dropdownlist").kendoDropDownList({ dataSource: [ { id: 1, name: "Apples" }, { id: 2, name: "Oranges" } ], dataTextField: "name", dataValueField: "id" }); var dropdownlist = $("#dropdownlist").data("kendoDropDownList"); dropdownlist.search("Oranges"); </script>In this article