javascript - Meteor method giving error -

i new meteor. trying call meteor.method('addtask') event helper , keep getting error: "error invoking method 'addtask': method 'addtask' not found [404]". put code below:

template.add_task.events({ 'submit .js-emoticon': function(event){     event.preventdefault();     // console.log('clicked');     // var text = event.target.text.value;       // $('#text_display').html(text);     // $('#text_display').emoticonize();     meteor.call("addtask"); } 

});

and meteor.method here:

meteor.methods({ 'addtask':function(){     var task = event.target.text.value;     items.insert({     created:new date().tolocaledatestring("en-us"),     task:task     });     console.log(task); } 

});

both on main.js in client folder. have tried put method on server/main.js , error: "error invoking method 'addtask': internal server error [500]".

if on client log value of #text console on server doesn't that.

as said have been learning meteor , researched way it. missing , can't figure out. appreciated.

you trying @ dom element server code. need element on client , pass method, can put in /lib folder latency compensation if wish.

client:

template.add_task.events({   'submit .js-emoticon': function(event){     event.preventdefault();     var task = event.target.text.value;     meteor.call("addtask",task);   } }); 

server:

meteor.methods({   'addtask':function(task){     check(task,string);     items.insert({ created: new date(), task: task });     console.log(task);   } }); 

you never want convert dates strings when persist them in mongo. makes searching on dates impossible.