jquery - How to set data values on Kendo Multi Select? -

i'm using kendo multi select. want load selected values multi select. how set data values in java script? have following script:

$('#selectedfilters').kendomultiselect({                     datasource: data,                     datatextfield: 'name',                     datavaluefield: 'value',                     filter: 'contains',                     placeholder: "add filter",                     delay: 0,                     minlength: 2,                     highlightfirst: true,                     ignorecase: true,                     change: function (event) {                         applyfilters();                     },                 }); 

you can use value() method setting values.

example, give following html:

<a href="#" id="button" class="k-button">select</a> <input id='selectedfilters'> 

and javascript:

var data = [     { name : "name1", value : "value1" },     { name : "name2", value : "value2" },     { name : "name3", value : "value3" },     { name : "name4", value : "value4" },     { name : "name5", value : "value5" },     { name : "name6", value : "value6" } ]; var multiselect = $('#selectedfilters').kendomultiselect({     datasource    : data,     datatextfield : 'name',     datavaluefield: 'value',     filter        : 'contains',     placeholder   : "add filter",     delay         : 0,     minlength     : 2,     highlightfirst: true,     ignorecase    : true,     change        : function (event) {         console.log("change");     } }).data("kendomultiselect");  $("#button").on("click", function () {     console.log("multiselect", multiselect);     multiselect.value(["value1", "value2", "value6"]); }); 

if click on button multi-value input gets: name1, name2 , name6.

edit if want add current selected values do:

$("#button").on("click", function () {     var selected = multiselect.value();     var res = $.merge($.merge([], selected), ["value1", "value2", "value6"]);     multiselect.value(res); }); 

note: sort of reason cannot reuse selected array setting new values, should create new one.

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