click
Fires when the user taps the button.
Event Data
e.target jQuery
The clicked DOM element
e.button jQuery
The button DOM element
Example - get the item to which DetailButton belongs to
<div data-role="view">
<ul data-role="listview">
<li>Item 1<a data-role="detailbutton" data-style="rowinsert" data-click="onClick"></a></li>
<li>Item 2<a data-role="detailbutton" data-style="rowinsert" data-click="onClick"></a></li>
<li>Item 3<a data-role="detailbutton" data-style="rowinsert" data-click="onClick"></a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<script>
var app = new kendo.mobile.Application();
function onClick(e) {
var item = e.button.closest("li"); //get the item
item.css("background", "yellow"); //change its background
}
</script>