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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps this is already well-known. I am
fairly new to Rails and am working on an app which uses a RESTful style. I
want to offer Delete options for the various objects and have first done this
with the link_to function with :method => :delete.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, with JavaScript turned off, this is just a
link to the "showing" of an object.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, I know it is not a good idea simply to have a
fixed GET link to delete something, but want to offer a solution that works both
with and without JavaScript enabled on the Client Browser. Is there an
established idiom for this?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess the non-JS case needs a form with a POST
action, which could work just as well with JS via Ajax. Then it seems a
shame to have bypassed the lovely :method => :delete!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any pointers?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Simon</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>