DataTextField and DataValueField of MultiSelect default to "text" and "value" when created from predefined HTML

[martintabakov]

Bug report

When the MultiSelect is created from a predefined HTML, the dataTextField and dataValueField options default to "text" and "value" instead of empty string.

Reproduction of the problem

1. Open this Dojo example - https://dojo.telerik.com/inUYekiL/10
2. Check the MultiSelect options in the browser console.

Current behavior

The dataTextField and dataValueField options default to text and value

Expected/desired behavior

The dataTextField and dataValueField's default values should be empty strings

Environment

• Kendo UI version: 2024.3.806
• Browser: [all]