I am using the resource controller in laravel 8 and I want to hit its delete method from a delete button. How can I create a button with methord='delete'. I have to create this in JavaScript as the button is in a table and I have created that table with JS.
my Edit button is like this:
<a href='"+base_url+"/donner/"+user['donner_id']+"/edit'><button class='btn btn-sm btn-outline-warning'><i class='fa-solid fa-pen-to-square'></i> Edit</button></a>
For the delete button, I have to send a request with the delete method. form buttonor anchor tag.
Take a look on the example code below. It shows you what are the steps. Bind a js trigger to the button. Then use fetch or axios or whatEverToMakeJSApiCalls.
Note Im sure that the next problem will come. CSRF, etc
<button
class=""
onclick="deleteSomething( {{$id}} )">
</button>
function deleteSomething(id) {
fetch('/api/deleteModelName/' + id, {
method: 'DELETE'
})
}
It's not possible to send a DELETE request directly from pure HTML. You can either use JavaScript to send the DELETE request, or some frameworks support passing the method as a parameter in a POST request body.
<form action="/delete" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="DELETE" />
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
<input type="submit" value="Delete">
</form>
This technique uses a form who's only visible input is a button. When the button is clicked it submits the form sending a POST request to the server. The server then detects the "_method" field and treats it as a DELETE request.
You can learn more about method spoofing in the Laravel docs.
<a onclick= sendDelete('"+base_url+"/donner/"+user['donner_id']+"/delete') ><button class='btn btn-sm btn-outline-warning'><i class='fa-solid fa-pen-to-square'></i> Delete</button></a>
function sendDelete(p) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("DELETE",p);
xhr.send();
}