Kendo UI Tips

How to clear Kendo fields from javascript function:

    function ClearFields() {

        $('#Result').hide();//div

        $("# Subject ").val(''); //Kendo TextBox control

        $("#Importance").data("kendoDropDownList").value('-1'); //Kendo DropDownList control

        var editor = $("#Body").data("kendoEditor"); //Kendo Editor

        editor.value('');   

    }

How to set Kendo Dropdownlist values/text if we aren’t fetching from DB.

How to add the default (optional) field.

                  @(Html.Kendo().DropDownListFor(model => model.Importance)

                        .DataTextField("Text")

                        .DataValueField("Value")

                        .OptionLabel("-- Select --")

                        .BindTo(new List<SelectListItem>() {                               

                            new SelectListItem() {

                                Text = "NORMAL",

                                Value = "0"

                            },

                            new SelectListItem() {

                                Text = "PERSONAL",

                                Value = "1"

                            }

                        })

Will keep on adding to it with time...