Ajax Delete in Laravel 10
This article will guide you through the process of implementing AJAX delete functionality in your Laravel 10 application. AJAX allows you to delete records without full page reloads, enhancing the user experience and improving the efficiency of your application.
Setting up Your Laravel Project
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Install Laravel: If you don't have a Laravel project, create one using the following command:
composer create-project laravel/laravel my-project
Replace
my-project
with your desired project name. -
Navigate to the project directory:
cd my-project
Defining Your Model and Controller
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Create a model: Let's assume you have a
Post
model to represent blog posts. You can create the model using the following command:php artisan make:model Post -m
This command will create both the model and its corresponding migration file.
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Create a controller: Create a controller for managing your posts using the command:
php artisan make:controller PostController
Implementing the Delete Functionality
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Define the delete method in your controller:
delete(); // Optionally, return a success message or response return response()->json(['message' => 'Post deleted successfully']); } }
In this code:
- We inject the
Post
model to get the post instance based on its ID. $post->delete()
removes the post from the database.- We return a JSON response indicating the success of the deletion.
- We inject the
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Create a route: Register the route for your delete method in your
routes/web.php
file:Route::delete('/posts/{post}', [PostController::class, 'destroy'])->name('posts.destroy');
This route uses the
delete
method for deleting a post and defines a route parameterpost
to identify the specific post to be deleted.
Integrating AJAX in Your View
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Add the necessary HTML structure:
Title Actions {{ $post->title }} In this code:
- We have a table to display the posts.
- For each post, we create a delete button with a
data-post-id
attribute storing the post's ID. - A hidden form is used to handle the DELETE request, with the necessary CSRF token and
@method('DELETE')
directive.
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Add JavaScript to handle AJAX requests:
In this JavaScript code:
- We attach a click event listener to the delete buttons.
- On click, we confirm the deletion with the user.
- If the user confirms, we send an AJAX DELETE request to the defined route.
- The
success
callback removes the corresponding row from the table after the successful deletion.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can successfully implement AJAX delete functionality in your Laravel 10 application. This technique improves user experience by eliminating page reloads and enhances the efficiency of your application. Remember to handle errors and add appropriate error handling mechanisms for a robust solution.