Want to send a DELETE request when outside of a form? This will handle the form-creation bits for you dynamically, similar to the Rails implementation. (Requires jQuery, but doesn't have to.) To use, import script, and create a link with the `data-method="DELETE"` attribute.

laravel.js

/*
<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request

- Or, request confirmation in the process -

<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?">
*/

(function() {

  var laravel = {
    initialize: function() {
      this.methodLinks = $('a[data-method]');

      this.registerEvents();
    },

    registerEvents: function() {
      this.methodLinks.on('click', this.handleMethod);
    },

    handleMethod: function(e) {
      var link = $(this);
      var httpMethod = link.data('method').toUpperCase();
      var form;

      // If the data-method attribute is not PUT or DELETE,
      // then we don't know what to do. Just ignore.
      if ( $.inArray(httpMethod, ['PUT', 'DELETE']) === - 1 ) {
        return;
      }

      // Allow user to optionally provide data-confirm="Are you sure?"
      if ( link.data('confirm') ) {
        if ( ! laravel.verifyConfirm(link) ) {
          return false;
        }
      }

      form = laravel.createForm(link);
      form.submit();

      e.preventDefault();
    },

    verifyConfirm: function(link) {
      return confirm(link.data('confirm'));
    },

    createForm: function(link) {
      var form = 
      $('<form>', {
        'method': 'POST',
        'action': link.attr('href')
      });

      var token = 
      $('<input>', {
        'type': 'hidden',
        'name': 'csrf_token',
          'value': '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>' // hmmmm...
        });

      var hiddenInput =
      $('<input>', {
        'name': '_method',
        'type': 'hidden',
        'value': link.data('method')
      });

      return form.append(token, hiddenInput)
                 .appendTo('body');
    }
  };

  laravel.initialize();

})();

Perfect. I'm using laravel 4.2 and took me a while to realise that csrf_token has been renamed to _token, so I was getting a token mismatch. Same applies to laravel 5, but there are plenty of forks with the updated code.

As always, thanks again Jeffrey.

Im curious, how did you guys managed to get this to work with the missing '$' before starting the function?

It doesnt work for me unless i add the '$'.

how to make it work with L5 ?!

i try to change 'name': 'csrf_token', to 'name': '_token',

but i get

TokenMismatchException in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 46:

updated to larevel 5
here

You are genious.

hi im new in larave and mine got tokenMismatch can anyone guide me on how am i suppose to include it into my tag thanks :)

I get a View [places.show] not found.

I understand it, but don't know how to fix it.
In my routes, I use resource();
So, in my route list I have GET (route/{id}) --> Show
So, I don't understand well how should have 2 identical route for 2 actions ( GET (route/{id}) to show or delete)

Here are my route list

PUT | places/{places} | places.update | App\Http\Controllers\PlaceController@update | auth,auth |
| | PATCH | places/{places} | | App\Http\Controllers\PlaceController@update | auth,auth |
| | GET|HEAD | places/{places} | places.show | App\Http\Controllers\PlaceController@show | auth,auth |
| | DELETE | places/{places} | places.destroy | App\Http\Controllers\PlaceController@destroy | auth,auth |
| | GET|HEAD | places/{places}/edit | places.edit | App\Http\Controllers\PlaceController@edit | auth,auth |

Got a problem with this where the link gets redirected instead of triggering the event. So I transferred e.preventDefault(); at the beginning of handleMethod method and it solved my problem.

Thanks a lot guys! Works perfectly and saves lives!

Something like this maybe?

<meta name="_token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}">

and then send it in the form:

 'value': $('meta[name="_token"]').attr('content')

Folks using L5

Line 57 to 62
change ->

      var token = 
      $('<input>', {
        'type': 'hidden',
        'name': 'csrf_token',
          'value': '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>' // hmmmm...
        });

to ->

      $('<input>', {
        'type': 'hidden',
        'name': '_token',
          'value': link.data('token')
        }); 

^^
Thanks @dialyy

@dialyy +1

unbelievable! How crazy is that i need to paste 80 custom lines of Javascript to simply get a non-GET link to work?

Missing the super useful Rails helpers and the magic UJS:

link_to path, 'Delete', method: :delete

Thanks @dialyy !!!

Thx @Dially

How can you test this links on laravel ?

testSomeLink() { $this->visit('link')->see('result'); }

In this case I get a method not allowed exception.

Ideas ?

I tried to modify alert layout with other js library but when i click delete it does not wait for confirm to delete.can anybody give some idea on this?

Cant seem to get this to work.

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('title', 'Search')

@section('content')
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script src="/js/laravel.js"></script>

    <div class="container theme-showcase" role="main">

        <!-- Main jumbotron for a primary marketing message or call to action -->
        <div class="jumbotron">
            <h1>Welcome to AKF Golf 2017</h1>
            <p>This site is to be used to check players on the of the tournament.</p>
        </div>

        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
                <table class="table table-striped table-hover">
                    <thead>
                    <tr>
                        <th>#</th>
                        <th>Name</th>
                        <th>Dollar Amount</th>
                        <th>Number of Players</th>
                        <th></th>
                        <th></th>
                    </tr>
                    </thead>
                    <tbody>
                    @foreach($sponsors as $sponsor)
                        <tr>
                            <td>{{ $sponsor->id }}</td>
                            <td>{{ $sponsor->name }}</td>
                            <td>${{ $sponsor->dollarAmount }}</td>
                            <td>{{ $sponsor->numOfPlayers }}</td>
                            <td><a href="{{ url('/sponsors', [$sponsor->id]) }}">Edit</a></td>
                            <td><a href="{{ url('/sponsors', [$sponsor->id]) }}" data-method="DELETE" data-confirm="Are you sure?">Delete</a></td>
                        </tr>
                    @endforeach
                    </tbody>
                </table>
            </div>
        </div>

    </div> <!-- /container -->

@endsection

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/signature_pad/1.5.3/signature_pad.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>

I've made Javascript Vanilla version of this: https://gist.github.com/antoniputra/410af23ecc59b77d69dab0b2530718a1

no longer depend on jQuery anymore 😄

This is a nice way for links. But for forms, in my opinion it's better to change the form attributes (and the "_method"-field if necessary). I couldn't find any solution for this, so i made my own script. It's built very like Jeffreys code.

Examples:

<input type="submit" value="Submit to alternative action" data-submit-action="/new-target">
<input type="submit" value="Submit to alternative target" data-submit-target="_blank">
<input type="submit" value="Submit as delete" data-submit-method="delete">
<input type="submit" value="Submit with confirmation" data-submit-confirmation="Are you sure?">

 {{ Form::submit('Submit alternative', [   'data-submit-action' => '/new-target',
                                        'data-submit-target' => '_blank',
                                        'data-submit-method' => 'delete',
                                        'data-submit-confirmation => 'Are you sure?'  ]); }}

I uploaded the full script to my own gist: https://gist.github.com/kohlerdominik/af78ecaec7a83e566e6fe8170f5f11bd

If the event is not firing it is probably because document is not ready yet. Try this: https://gist.github.com/hakankozakli/3b76daa8cb49193f366178b98b64b71d

This would even work in bootstrap-modal and dynamic inserted button.

https://github.com/a1iraxa/restful-delete-object

Return response must be:

{
    "success":true,
    "hide":false,
    "reload":false,
    "remove":false,
    "message":"Deleted!"
} 

Inspired by:
https://gist.github.com/dirkpostma/5442850

How would I then send any data that is outside of the form to the form, if the form is appended to the body?

i.e. I have multiple checkboxes in a table. How would these get sent to the form so they can be deleted?

Here's a Vue version - https://gist.github.com/kevdotbadger/7dfd81d51c975156b50a717908cba891

turn your <a href="MY_PUT_URL" class="button">Go!</a> into <method-link href="MY_PUT_URL" method="PUT" classes="button">Go!</method-link>

Nice one Jeffrey, Thanks!

Thank you @JeffreyWay just what i needed you rock!

Here's a simple update that uses vanilla JS and a default confirmation message: https://gist.github.com/guilhermemuller/114064dfe4e8ee49c37cce6f1a824081

add <meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}" /> into head
then
Change below code

        'name': 'csrf_token',
        'value': '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>' // hmmmm...

into

        'name': '_token',
	'value': document.getElementsByName('_token')[0].value,

else it gives 419 | PAGE EXPIRED Error