Dexie.js - table.delete(id) not working for per-row deletion - dexie

Question

i'm just starting out with Dexie, and I seem to be coming unstuck.
I have a small database (less than 1000 rows), and i'm trying to delete each row one-by-one once I know that the row has been sent to a remote API.
I can also successfully save to the table (which is defined by an ID and a column storing a serialised object)
here's my code:
if (online) {
//we query the db and send each event
database.open()
let allEvents = database.events.toCollection()
let total = allEvents.count(function (count) {
console.log(count + ' events in total')
//a simple test to ensure we're seeing the right number of records
})
allEvents.each(function(thisEvent){
//push to remote API
console.log('deleting ' + thisEvent.id)
database.events.delete(thisEvent.id) //<= this doesn't seem to be working
})
}
All of this with the exception of the final delete statement.
Any ideas on how I should fix this? the important thing for me is to delete on a per-row basis.
thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I was experiencing the same problem, and the answer from Eugenia Pais wasn't working for me. So after some tests, I saw the trouble was with the type of the variable: I was using a string, but a number is needed, so this is how I solved it:
function removeRow (primaryKey) {
primaryKey = parseInt(primaryKey);
databaseName.tableName.where('primaryKey').equals(primaryKey).delete().then(function(deleteCount) {
console.log ("Deleted " + deleteCount + " rows");
}).catch(function(error) {
console.error ("Error: " + error);
});
So be aware you are using a number as argument.

Answer 2

The correct way to delete each row should be selecting the specific row and delete it:
database.tableName.where(indexId).equals(indexValue).delete();
The data type of the key is not a problem you could verify it in my example here: example
db.example.where('key').equals('one').delete();
Maybe you are trying to delete by a property that not is an index.