jquery - How do I render a list in Jade with a distinct javascript function for each item? -

i'm using express , jade on top of node.js build web app. have express route pulls list of words database , sends list jade array object rendering. want render jade page on client side each word, when clicked on, send distinct message server.

my code far looks this...

./routes/show_words_to_user.js:

exports.render_page = function(req, res){     dbclient.query('select word words;', function(err, result){         res.render('pagetitle',{wordlist:result,userdata:userobj});     }); }; 

./views/words.jade:

ul     each word in wordlist         li= word 

./routes/update_preference.js (expects receive message client):

exports.update_word = function(req, res){     dbclient.query('update words set userliked = 1 word=($1) , userid=($2)',         [clickedword,userid],function(err, result){         res.send('your word updated.');     }; }; 

i need each word rendered in jade list act hyperlink send message server containing 1) name of word clicked on , 2) user id server passed jade.

my first thought render each list item hyperlink , use jquery bind response function each item. however, when used jquery on client side, lost ability specify distinct function each item in list.

my second thought inline javascript , set onclick= function can pass text of list item to, so:

ul     each word in wordlist         a(href='#',onclick='js_that_sends_word_to_update_preference(\'' + word + '\')')= word 

this had undesirable behavior well, page jumps top every time click on link. i'd thought stop this, not able call "e.preventdefault" function hyperlink because passing string, , not event, onclick function.

i feel i'm going in wrong way. there's clean method rendering iterative functions in jade, it's escaping me.

so problem isn't node or jade, html and/or javascript want generate?

a simple way normal link, orignally considered:

each word in wordlist   a(href='/update_preference?clicked_word=' + encodeuricomponent(word), class='contact_server')= word 

(i hope jade syntax ok, have little expierence it)