How can I return JSON from node.js backend to frontend without reloading or re-rendering the page?

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Published on 2012-06-26T20:51:43Z Indexed on 2012/06/26 21:16 UTC
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I am working with node.js.

I want to press a search button, make some rest api calls to another server in the backend and return the json back to the front end, and reload a div in the front end so that I won't have to refresh the page. Now I know I can reload just a div with jQuery or just Javascript dom manipulation.

But how do I make it call a method on the server side? I could have a submit button and it will make a post request and I can catch it and make my api calls from there, however from the node.js side, when I return, I will have to render the page again. How do I go about returning JSON from the back end to the front end without re-rendering or refreshing my page?

Thanks.

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