Laravel delete item from table list / db - php

Question

I am trying to delete item from a generated table of items which are from a database table.
My Route:
Route::delete('destroy/{deviceID}', ['as' => 'destroyDevice', 'uses' => 'DeviceController#destroyDevice']);
My Controller method to delete an item:
public function destroyDevice(Request $request, $deviceId = 0)
{
$device = Device::find($deviceId);
if($device)
{
$device->delete();
return redirect()->route('index')->with('success', 'Erfolgreich gelöscht');
}
else
{
return redirect()->route('index')->with('error', 'Fehler');
}
}
And my blade template:
<form action="{{ route('destroyDevice', $deviceValue->id) }}" method="post" name="delete_device">
<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="delete">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ $deviceValue->id }}">
<td>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" name="destroy_device">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span>
</button>
</td>
</form>
If I click on the button nothing happens no error no Response, what am I doing wrong.
If I click on the third delete button the form holds this:
<form action="http://localhost/app/public/device/destroy/3" method="post" name="delete_device"></form>

Answer 1

You can solve this by putting the form inside a td tag in that table.
Like this:
<td> <!-- <--- put these -->
<form action="{{ route('destroyDevice', $deviceValue->id) }}" method="post" name="delete_device">
<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="delete">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ $deviceValue->id }}">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" name="destroy_device">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span>
</button>
</form>
</td> <!-- <--- put these -->
I think the form gets ignored somehow due to not being valid, but I am not 100% sure. May people edit this answer ;)

Answer 2

The parameter is case sensitive so it should be deviceID instead of deviceId
public function destroyDevice(Request $request, $deviceID = 0)

Answer 3

Maybe you have some script that prevents the form to submit, some prevent default maybe on button click or on form submit. Check that.