Unable to deselect the selected node in KendoUI tree view - kendo-ui

Question

I have a tree-like structure using Kendo UI tree view. Each node is displayed as a hyperlink and on clicking each one, a new kendotabstrip will be opened. My problem is if I select one node, the results are displayed fine in a new tab but if I close the newly opened tab and then select the same node then no new tab is opened since the node has already been selected. If I have to choose the same node, then I have to access another node and then come back to node.
I tried to deselect the selected item once the new tab is opened using the following snippet:
var treeview=$(#grpTree).data("KendoTreeView");
var selNode=treeview.select();
selNode.find("span.k-state-selected").removeClass("k-state-selected")
but the node is not getting deselected. Is there any other way to do it or have I missed out anything?

Answer 1

I know this post is a bit dated, but as Telerik is continually upgrading its components, I thought I'd put this here so that people can be aware of this change moving forward.
You can deselect all selected nodes with the following syntax:
var treeView = $("#treeView").data("kendoTreeView");
treeView.select($());
Source: Kendo UI Treeview Documentation for Select

Answer 2

Yes this is by design. If you want to attach a click handler which will be triggered each time (no matter if the node is already selected). You can attach a delegate event like the following:
$('#treeviewName').on('click','.k-item',function(e){
var clickedNode = $(this);
var treeViewClientObject = $(e.delegateTarget).data().kendoTreeView;
})

Answer 3

My code:
var treeview=$(#grpTree).data("KendoTreeView");
treeview.select(null);

Answer 4

This calls the change function always, so this can be another solution:
$("#favorite_tree").kendoTreeView({
change: function () {
if (this.dataItem(this.select())) {
var treeView = $("#calendar_tree").data("kendoTreeView");
treeView.select($());
}
}
}).data('kendoTreeView');
$("#calendar_tree").kendoTreeView({
change: function () {
if (this.dataItem(this.select())) {
var treeView = $("#favorite_tree").data("kendoTreeView");
treeView.select($());
}
}
}).data('kendoTreeView');