Kendo DropdownList Value JQuery
<input id="dropdownlist" />
<script>
$("#dropdownlist").kendoDropDownList({
dataSource: [ "Apples", "Oranges" ]
});
var dropdownlist = $("#dropdownlist").data("kendoDropDownList");
dropdownlist.value("Apples");
dropdownlist.trigger("change");
</script>
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