spring - Thymeleaf - Button click to call http delete method

Question

I would like to call the url via http delete method. I tried th:onclick and th:action but not working.

html code:

<button id="delete" name="delete" th:onclick="@{'/foos/{id}'(id=${foo.id})}" th:method="delete">Delete</button>

controller code:

@RequestMapping(value="/foos/{id}", method = RequestMethod.DELETE)
@ResponseBody
public String delete(@PathVariable String id) {
    studentService.delete(id);
    return "Successfully deleted";
}

Answer 1

I think you will need a form for your transaction. And also this hidden input field.

<form action="#" th:action="@{'/delete/{id}'(id=${foo.id})}" th:method="delete" >
  <input type="hidden" name="_method" value="delete" />
  <button type="submit" id="submitButton"> </button>
</form>