How to make action on node.js server after button click using jQuery AJAX

Question

I have a problem. I want to make server do something after clicking on button. This is my HTML code:

    <input name="like" id="like" value="Like" type="submit" />
    <script>
        $('like').click(function(){
            $.post('/test')
        });
    </script>

and this is my server-side code:

app.post('/test', function (req, res) {
    console.log('works');
});

And it doesn't work.

Answer 1

Your problem is here, you have forgotten the # for targeting element by id, so click would never be invoke.

$('#like').click(function(){
    $.post('/test');
});