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<div id="view">
<div data-bind="invisible: isInvisible">some content
</div>
<button data-bind="click: show">Show</button>
</div>
<script>
var viewModel = kendo.observable({
isInvisible: true,
show: function () {
this.set("isInvisible", false);
}
});
kendo.bind($("#view"), viewModel);
</script>