Sending HTTP Delete. Is it possible?

[gsusmonzon]

Hi All,

I'm trying to send an HTTP DELETE through the XMLHttpRequest object. While it works with 'POST' and 'GET' it seems that 'DELETE' is not supported, since the 'DELETE' is replaced with a 'GET' once the request is sent. Does anybody know if WRT supports HTTP DELETE method?
I have read the post http://discussion.forum.nokia.com/fo...d.php?t=131851 that suggests that the support for different HTPP methods is limited.

Thanks in advance

/J

[jappit]

I can confirm that 'DELETE' doesn't seem to work, getting replaced by 'GET' request method.

Pit

[WebSeed]

Isn't DELETE essential for a lot of RESTful APIs? (along with POST, GET and PUT). Would be good to see this implemented sometime in the near future.

[netomarin]

Did you tried using jQuery.ajax ?
You can find documentation here: http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.ajax#options

I've never tried but, WRT uses webkit as engine, so it might be possible.

[]s
Neto

[jappit]

Hi Neto,

I've not tested jQuery Ajax library, but it seems that the problem here lies not in code, but into XMLHttpRequest implementation and management of different methods. As reported on this thread, DELETE seems to be always replaced by GET once the request is sent.

Pit

[gsusmonzon]

HI
i also think that the problem is in the underliying XMLHttpRequest implementation (as jappit says). All my tests confirm that any attempt to make a DELETE is replaced (probably by the WRT framework?) by a GET. In the same way that any propietary header added to the request is removed when it is sent.


Thanks anyway.

/J

[randommman]

Prototype mimics DELETE by sending an additional parameter with the request (will be sent as POST really, as DELETE is not possible via XHR), which at least by Rails is interpreted correctly.

This enables using OpenSocial etc RESTful APIs..