In the delete link, you need to use the delete method-Rails now expects a delete verb, where as your code is generating a get I believe
So > <%= link_to 'Delete', :controller => "people", :action > => "destroy", :id => e, :method => :delete %> Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Jan 2016, at 18:54, Bob Tian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, thanks to you I have been able to add in the data. I also changed > and cleaned up the code and used the convention with regards to the > variables. I have another question regarding the destroy/deleting data, > when I click on delete, it directs me to show where i can view the data, > but does not delete anything. Here is my updated code > > > peoplecontroller: > class PeopleController < ApplicationController > > def index > @people = Person.all > end > > > def show > @person = Person.find(params[:id]) > end > > > def new > @person = Person.new > end > > > def create > @person = Person.new(person_params) > @person.save > redirect_to :action => :index > end > > > def edit > @person = Person.find(params[:id]) > end > > > def update > @person = Person.find(params[:id]) > @person.update(person_params) > redirect_to :action => :show, :id => @person > end > > > def destroy > @person = Person.find(params[:id]) > @person.destroy > redirect_to :action => :index > end > > private > def person_params > params.require(:person).permit(:name, :weight, :height, :color, > :age) > end > end > > ====================================================================== > index: > > <h1> People list</h1> > <table> > <thead> > <tr> > <th>Name</th> > <th> Weight</th> > <th> Height</th> > <th> Color</th> > <th> Age</th> > <th colspan="4"></th> > </tr> > </thead> > <tbody> > <% @people.each do |e| %> > <tr> > <td><%= e.name %></td> > <td><%= e.weight %></td> > <td><%= e.height %></td> > <td><%= e.color %></td> > <td><%= e.age %></td> > <td><%= link_to 'Show', :controller => "people", :action => > "show", :id => e %></td> > <td><%= link_to 'Edit', :controller => "people", :action => > "edit", :id => e %></td> > <td><%= link_to 'Delete', :controller => "people", :action > => "destroy", :id => e %></td> > </tr> > <% end %> > </tbody> > </table> > <br> > <%= link_to 'New Input', :controller => 'people', :action => 'new' %> > > ===================================================================== > show.html.erb > > > <p id="notice"><%= notice %></p> > <p> > <strong>Name:</strong> > <%= @person.name %> > </p> > > <p> > <strong>Weight:</strong> > <%= @person.weight %> > </p> > > <p> > <strong>Height:</strong> > <%= @person.height %> > </p> > > <p> > <strong>Color:</strong> > <%= @person.color %> > </p> > > <p> > <strong>Age:</strong> > <%= @person.age %> > </p> > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rubyonrails-talk/Kf-1pDBEmK0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/5bf60a333e1bef4196df3b3077774be4%40ruby-forum.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/342DE9ED-B493-44FD-8133-5C43A233796E%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

