Yii2, send AJAX request with link - ajax

Question

I need to send AJAX request using link.
<a href="#" class="messages_close">
<i class="far fa-window-close"></i>
</a>
May be construction like this?
<?php
$js = <<<JS
$(".messages_close").click(function () {
var id = 8;
$.ajax({
url: "'.\yii\helpers\Url::toRoute(['messages/exclude','id'=>8]).'",
type: "get",
data: "id="+this.id,
success: function(){
alert('SUCCESS');
},
error: function () {
alert('ERROR :: ' + 'id=' + this.id);
}
});
});
JS;
$this->registerJs($js);
Is it possible? Thank you
UPDATE 1
Thanks for #vvpanchev and #Serghei Leonenco
I did some changes:
added use yii\helpers\Url and changed url:;
removed data: "id="+this.id
removed var id = 8 it used in URL
I still get ERROR alert! ((
How can I get SUCCESS, or better return message from controller?
Here is my code looks like:
view\messages.php
<?php
use yii\helpers\Url;
?>
...
<a href="#" class="messages_close">
<i class="far fa-window-close"></i>
</a>
...
<?php
$js = <<<JS
$(".messages_close").click(function () {
$.ajax({
url: "' . Url::toRoute(['messages/exclude','id'=>8]) . '",
type: "get",
success: function(){
alert('SUCCESS');
},
error: function () {
alert('ERROR');
}
});
});
JS;
$this->registerJs($js);
MessageController.php (it opens in browser without problem)
<?php
namespace app\controllers;
use Yii;
use app\models\MessagesUsers;
use yii\web\Controller;
class MessagesController extends Controller
{
public function actionExclude($id)
{
return 'Success ID=' . $id;
}
}
Thank you for your help!
SOLUTION
<?php
$url = Url::toRoute(['messages/exclude']);
$js = <<<JS
$(".messages_close").on('click', function () {
$.ajax({
url: "{$url}",
data: {id: 8},
type: "get",
success: function(){
alert('SUCCESS');
},
error: function () {
alert('ERROR');
}
});
});
JS;
$this->registerJs($js);

Answer 1

<?php
$url = Url::toRoute(['messages/exclude']);
$js = <<<JS
$(".messages_close").on('click', function () {
$.ajax({
url: "{$url}",
data: {id: 8},
type: "get",
success: function(){
alert('SUCCESS');
},
error: function () {
alert('ERROR');
}
});
});
JS;
$this->registerJs($js);