[jQuery] problems with passing a value via ajax

[jQuery] problems with passing a value via ajax


Hi,
I'm pretty new to this ajax, but have been trying to get it to work
with ajax. What I'm trying to do is pass a value to a php script from
a link and return it.
So far, I can do that with the text of the link, but I can't seem to
get how to pass either the string, or the id value....
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#action_link a').click(function() {
        $('#action_link').ajaxStart(function() {
            $(this).html("loading").hide();
            $(this).html("loading").fadeIn('slow');
        });
        $.ajax({
            type: "GET",
            url: "e.php",
            data: "test=" + $(this).text(),
            success: function(data){
                $('#action_link').html(data +" Bar Added To
Favorites").show('slow');
            }
        });
        return false;
    });
});
</script>
<body>
<div class="letter" id="action_link">
<a href="e.php?term=2"id="2">Add Bar</a>
</div>