jQuery Helper for data-method functionality

jquery-laravel.js

jQuery(function ($) {
    /**
     * Handle clicks on links with the "data-method" attribute, such as
     * 
     * <a href="/resources/1" data-method="delete">Delete Resource</a>
     */
    $(document).on('click', '[data-method]', function () {
        var $this = $(this),
            method = $this.data('method'),
            action = $this.attr('href'),
            form = $('<form />'),
            input = $('<input />');
            
        form.attr('action', action)
            .attr('method', 'post');
            
        input.attr('name', '_method')
             .attr('type', 'hidden')
             .attr('value', method)
        
        form.hide()
            .append(input)
            .appendTo($('body'));
            
        form.submit();
        
        return false;
    });
});