# Delete Operation

Allows admins to remove entries. Performs a soft delete if the model uses SoftDeletes.

## Delete a Single Item

### How it Works

Using AJAX, a DELETE request is performed towards ```/entity-name/{id}```, which points to the ```destroy()``` method in your EntityCrudController.

### How to Use

To enable it, you need to ```use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\DeleteOperation;``` on your EntityCrudController. For example:

```php
<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;

use Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\CrudController;

class ProductCrudController extends CrudController
{
    use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\DeleteOperation;
}
```

This will make a Delete button show up in the list view, and will enable the routes and functionality needed for the operation.

### How to Overwrite

In case you need to change how this operation works, just create a ```destroy()``` method in your EntityCrudController:

```php
use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\DeleteOperation { destroy as traitDestroy; }

public function destroy($id)
{
    CRUD::hasAccessOrFail('delete');

    return CRUD::delete($id);
}
```

You can also overwrite the delete button by creating a file with the same name inside your ```resources/views/vendor/backpack/crud/buttons/```. You can publish the delete button there to make changes using:

```zsh
php artisan backpack:button --from=delete
```

## Delete Multiple Items (Bulk Delete) [PRO]

In addition to the button for each entry, [PRO] developers can show checkboxes next to each element, to allow their admin to delete multiple entries at once.

### How it Works

Using AJAX, a DELETE request is performed towards ```/entity-name/bulk-delete```, which points to the ```bulkDelete()``` method in your EntityCrudController.

**`NOTES:`**
- The bulk checkbox is added inside the first column defined in the table. For that reason the first column should be visible on table to display the bulk actions checkbox next to it.
- `Bulk Actions` also disable all click events for the first column, so make sure the first column **doesn't** contain an anchor tag (`<a>`), as it won't work.

### How to Use

You need to ```use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\BulkDeleteOperation;``` on your EntityCrudController.

### How to Overwrite

In case you need to change how this operation works, just create a ```bulkDelete()``` method in your EntityCrudController:

```php
use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\BulkDeleteOperation { bulkDelete as traitBulkDelete; }

public function bulkDelete()
{
    // your custom code here
}
```

You can also overwrite the bulk delete button by creating a file with the same name inside your ```resources/views/vendor/backpack/crud/buttons/```. You can publish the delete button there to make changes using:

```zsh
php artisan backpack:button --from=bulk_delete
```