CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

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>