The widget instance which fired the event.
<div id="daterangepicker"></div>
<script>
$("#daterangepicker").kendoDateRangePicker({
close: function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
}
});
</script>
<div id="daterangepicker"></div>
<script>
$("#daterangepicker").kendoDateRangePicker();
var daterangepicker = $("#daterangepicker").data("kendoDateRangePicker");
daterangepicker.bind("close", function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
});
</script>