JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/105042779/kendo/kendo.web.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/105042779/kendo/kendo.aspnetmvc.min.js"></script>
<div>
    <input data-bind="value: myAttribute" /><br />
    <button>Validate</button>
    <p>Valid?</p>
</div>

JavaScript

var MyModel = kendo.data.Model.define({
    fields: {
        myAttribute: {
            type: 'string',
            validation: {
                required: true
            }
        }
    }
});

var myInstance = new MyModel({
    myAttribute: 'not empty'
});

$(document).ready(function() {
    kendo.bind($('div'), myInstance);
    var validator = $('div').kendoValidator().data('kendoValidator');
    $('button').click(function() {            
        $('p').text(validator.validate());
    });
});