how to insert value into the kendo combo box - kendo-ui

Question

If I have a kendo combobox that contains more than 1 value I would like to insert "-ALL- as the DataTextField and "9999" as the DataValueField. Currently, if I have only a single record I use the DataBound event to test for that and if it = 1 then I load a grid based on this value, but if the length > 1 then I would like to add the -All-. I don't understand the insert as described by telerik.
#(Html.Kendo().ComboBox()
.Name("FAList")
.Placeholder("Select Fiscal Agency...")
.DataTextField("Text")
.DataValueField("Value")
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:50%;" })
.Filter("startswith")
.AutoBind(true)
.MinLength(3)
.DataSource(source =>
{
source.Read(read =>
{
read.Action("GetUserAgencyList", "Entities");
})
.ServerFiltering(true);
})
.Events(e => e
.Change("onFAChange")
.DataBound("onFADataBound")
)
)
and then the function for binding the data
function onFADataBound(e) {
// the agency list dropdown
var combobox = $("#FAList").data("kendoComboBox");
// if there is only a single record then set that in the combobox and load the grid based on that
if (e.sender.dataSource.view().length == 1) {
e.sender.select(0);
var filter = this.value();
$.get('/City/CityGrid_Read', { id: filter }, function (data) {
var grid = $("#FollowUpGrid").data("kendoGrid");
grid.dataSource.read();
})
}
if (e.sender.dataSource.view().length > 1) {
}
}

Answer 1

Answered at: Adding an item dynamically in kendo combobox
Combining that with your code:
if (e.sender.dataSource.view().length > 1) {
$("#FAList").data("kendoComboBox").dataSource.add({ Text: "-All-",
Value: "0" });
}
Something like that! I hope you get this implemented :)
An alternative could be to change the Placeholder text in this event method where length > 1
as per example on: http://www.telerik.com/forums/placeholder-text
$("#FAList").data("kendoComboBox").input.attr("placeholder", "-All-");