determining row in an item template using the row index:

http://www.ezzylearning.com/tutorial.aspx?tid=7597714

javascript:

row = $(editButton).parent().parent();
id = $("#id", row).text();
name = $("#name", row).text();
fee = $("#fee", row).text();
row.addClass("highlightRow");

html template:
<br /><pre><br /> <ItemTemplate><br /> <tr><br /> <td><br /> <img id="btnEdit" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="Edit" src="images/edit.png" <br /> onclick="EditStudent(this);" /> <br /> </td><br /> <td><br /> <span id="id"><%# Eval("ID") %></span><br /> </td><br /> <td><br /> <span id="name"><%# Eval("Name")%></span><br /> </td><br /> <td><br /> <span id="fee"><%# Eval("Fee")%></span><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </ItemTemplate><br /></pre><br />