kendo dropdownlist value jquery

1<input id="dropdownlist" />
2<script>
3$("#dropdownlist").kendoDropDownList({
4  dataSource: [ "Apples", "Oranges" ]
5});
6
7var dropdownlist = $("#dropdownlist").data("kendoDropDownList");
8dropdownlist.value("Apples");
9dropdownlist.trigger("change");
10</script>