To set methods PUT and DELETE I perform as following:
method="PUT"
action="domain/route/param?query=value"
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method="DELETE"
action="domain/route/param?query=value"
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Then JS acts to perform the desired methods:
var putMethod = ( event ) => {
// Prevent redirection of Form Click
event.preventDefault();
var target = event.target;
while ( target.tagName != "FORM" ) {
target = target.parentElement;
} // While the target is not te FORM tag, it looks for the parent element
// The action attribute provides the request URL
var url = target.getAttribute( "action" );
// Collect Form Data by prefix "put_" on name attribute
var bodyForm = target.querySelectorAll( "[name^=put_]");
var body = {};
bodyForm.forEach( element => {
// I used split to separate prefix from worth name attribute
var nameArray = element.getAttribute( "name" ).split( "_" );
var name = nameArray[ nameArray.length - 1 ];
if ( element.tagName != "TEXTAREA" ) {
var value = element.getAttribute( "value" );
} else {
// if element is textarea, value attribute may return null or undefined
var value = element.innerHTML;
}
// all elements with name="put_*" has value registered in body object
body[ name ] = value;
} );
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open( "PUT", url );
xhr.setRequestHeader( "Content-Type", "application/json" );
xhr.onload = () => {
if ( xhr.status === 200 ) {
// reload() uses cache, reload( true ) force no-cache. I reload the page to make "redirects normal effect" of HTML form when submit. You can manipulate DOM instead.
location.reload( true );
} else {
console.log( xhr.status, xhr.responseText );
}
}
xhr.send( body );
}
var deleteMethod = ( event ) => {
event.preventDefault();
var confirm = window.confirm( "Certeza em deletar este conteúdo?" );
if ( confirm ) {
var target = event.target;
while ( target.tagName != "FORM" ) {
target = target.parentElement;
}
var url = target.getAttribute( "action" );
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open( "DELETE", url );
xhr.setRequestHeader( "Content-Type", "application/json" );
xhr.onload = () => {
if ( xhr.status === 200 ) {
location.reload( true );
console.log( xhr.responseText );
} else {
console.log( xhr.status, xhr.responseText );
}
}
xhr.send();
}
}
With these functions defined, I add a event listener to the buttons which make the form method request:
document.querySelectorAll( "[name=update_data], [name=delete_data]" ).forEach( element => {
var button = element;
var form = element;
while ( form.tagName != "FORM" ) {
form = form.parentElement;
}
var method = form.getAttribute( "method" );
if ( method == "PUT" ) {
button.addEventListener( "click", putMethod );
}
if ( method == "DELETE" ) {
button.addEventListener( "click", deleteMethod );
}
} );
And for the remove button on the PUT form:
document.querySelectorAll( "[name=remove_data]" ).forEach( element => {
var button = element;
button.addEventListener( "click", deleteMethod );
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Beyond this, you can set postMethod function and getMethod to handle POST and GET submit methods as you like instead browser default behavior. You can do whatever you want instead use location.reload(), like show message of successful changes or successful deletion.
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