Add a new SP list item via REST API #Javascript #SharePoint #REST

newSPlistItemViaREST.js

function newEnrollment(firstName, lastName, email, team, classNameId )
{
	var item = {
		"__metadata": { "type": "SP.Data.EnrolleesListItem" }, //  <=="type" derived from the target Lists name - getbytitle('Enrollees') = "SP.Data.EnrolleesListItem"
		"Title": firstName,
		"LastName": lastName,
		"Team": team,
		"Email": email,
		"ClassNameId": classNameId
	};
	//http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/105380/adding-new-list-item-using-rest
	var newEnrollee = jQuery.ajax({
		//url: webUrl + "_api/web/lists/getbytitle('" + classesListName + "')/items?'" + classesColumns + "'&$filter=Title eq '" + lookup + "'" ,
		url: webUrl + "_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Enrollees')/items",
		contentType: "application/json;odata=verbose",
		data: JSON.stringify(item),
		method: "POST",
		headers: {	"Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose","X-RequestDigest": $("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val()}
	});
	newEnrollee.done(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR)
	{
		try
		{
			window.location.reload();
		}
		catch(err)
		{
			console.log(err) ;
		}
	});
}