laravel delete is not working - ajax

Question

I am wondering how to put a csrf token in a form so that delete will work?
Here is my code:
Route:
Route::delete('category_delete/{id}',['as'=>'category_delete','uses'=>'CategoryController#destroy']);
index.blade.php
#section('adminContent')
{!! Form::token() !!}
<div class="table-responsive art-content">
<table class="table table-hover table-striped">
<thead>
<th> NAME</th>
<th> ACTIONS</th>
</thead>
<tbody>
#foreach($categoriesView as $category)
<tr>
<td>{!! $category->name!!}</td>
<td>{!! link_to_route('categories.edit', '', array($category->id),array('class' => 'fa fa-pencil fa-fw')) !!}</td>
<td><button type="button" id="delete-button" class="delete-button" data-url = "{!! url('category_delete')."/".$category->id !!}"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i></button>
</td>
</tr>
#endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
<div class="pagination"> {!! $categoriesView->render() !!}</div>
</div>
#stop
CategoryController:
public function destroy($id,Category $category)
{
$category = $category->find ( $id );
$category->delete ();
Session::flash ( 'message', 'The category was successfully deleted!.' );
Session::flash ( 'flash_type', 'alert-success' );
}
If I used ajax, javascript or jquery, how should the code be?

Answer 1

Using jquery I would do something like the following.
Add the line below in the header of your home view
<meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}" />
Now in your javascript
function deleteMe(button)
{
// You might want to put the ajaxSetup function where it will always load globally.
$.ajaxSetup({
headers: {
'X-CSRF-TOKEN': $('meta[name="csrf-token"]').attr('content')
}
});
if(confirm("Are you sure?"))
{
$.get(
'category_delete/'+button.id,
function( response )
{
// callback is called when the delete is done.
console.log('message = '+ response.message);
}
)
}
}
In index.blade.php, make your id more specific.
...
<td><button type="button" id=".$category->id" class="delete-button" data-url = "{!! url('category_delete')."/".$category->id !!}"><i class="fa fa-trash-o" onlick="deleteMe(this);></i></button>
...
In your controller
public function destroy($id,Category $category){
$category = $category->find ( $id );
$category->delete ();
return response()->json(
'message' => 'Deleted',
)
}
Note: No need to add
Form::token in your view
Hope this helps.....
Updated...........
If you were to do it using laravel only, I will suggest you use a link rather than the button you are using.
In index.blade.php, make your id more specific.
...
<td><a href="category_delete/".$category->id class="delete-button" data-url = "{!! url('category_delete')!!}"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i></td>
...
In your controller
public function destroy($id,Category $category){
$category = $category->find ( $id );
$category->delete ();
return view('index');//important.
}
If you want your link to look like a button, use css or a css framework like bootstrap
That should be it. hope this helps again.