JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Josh Eastburn

HTML

<script src="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.918/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.918/styles/kendo.default.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.918/styles/kendo.common.min.css">
<select id="dropdown" data-bind="value: selectedProductId, source: products" >
</select>

<div id="log"></div>

JavaScript

var log = (function(el) {
    return function(text) {
        el.html(el.html() + "<br/>" + text);
    };
})($("#log"));

$("#dropdown").kendoDropDownList({
  valuePrimitive: true,
  dataTextField: "name",
  dataValueField: "id"
});
var viewModel = kendo.observable({
  selectedProductId: null,
  products: [
    { id: 1, name: "Coffee" },
    { id: 2, name: "Tea" },
    { id: 3, name: "Juice" }
  ]
});

kendo.bind($("#dropdown"), viewModel);

log(viewModel.selectedProductId);