delete operation - asp.net mvc - general feedback - styling issue

Question

It is bad practise to perform a delete operation via get request so I have implemented a delete 'post' as asp.net mvc does only support post + get requests (as far as I know).

Please note that I try to avoid javascript/jquery where I could easily perform delete requests (even puts).

I have placed forms on the page for each delete of an item. I have also managed to style the post/submit button to look like a link but things are still not looking very nice. The delete ‘link’ is slightly offset. This is roughly the code:

<% using (Html.BeginForm("Deletex", "xs", FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "deleteForm" }))
{ %>
<%= x.Name %>                                           
<%= Html.Hidden("Id", x.Id)%>
<input type="submit" value="Delete" class="link_button" /> 
<% } %>  

And this is the CSS

.link_button
{
    background-color:white;
    border:0;
    color:#034af3;
    text-decoration:underline;
    font-size:1em;
    font-family:inherit;
    cursor:pointer;
    float:left;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
}

.deleteForm
{
    float:right;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
}

Did somone else style this succesfully?

Do you have any further feedback reagarding delete ‘posts’ and asp.mvc?

Is this the right way to do things?

Thanks.

Best wishes,

Christian

Answer 1

Cannot help you about styling, just a little clarification about the HTTP verbs. ASP.NET MVC supports all the verbs GET, POST, PUT, DELETE - the problem comes from most browsers that only support GET and POST. You could simulate them using the HttpMethodOverride helper:

<%= Html.HttpMethodOverride(HttpVerbs.Delete) %>

and in your controller action:

[HttpDelete]
public ActionResult Destroy(int id)
{
    return View();
}