How to change the default filter operator in kendo ui grid mvc

Question

I have managed to change the default filter order for the Kendo Grid using:

.Filterable(filterable => filterable
                        .Extra(true)
                        .Operators(ops => 
                            ops.ForString(str => str.Clear()
                                                    .Contains("Contains")
                                                    .StartsWith("Starts with")
                                                    .EndsWith("Ends with")
                                                    .IsEqualTo("Is equal to"))
                        ))

Is there any way I can change the default operator to OR?

Answer 1

This can be done via the filterMenuInit event:

 /* grid configuration snip */
.Events(e => e.FilterMenuInit("filterMenuInit"))
 /* grid configuration snip */

 <script>
 function filterMenuInit(e) {
      e.container
         .find("select.k-filter-and")
         .data("kendoDropDownList")
         .value("or");
 }
 </script>

Here is a live demo: http://jsbin.com/etItEpi/1/edit