ruby on rails link_to delete method not working

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I am trying to delete a post using the code below: ``` <%= link_to 'Destroy', post, :method => :delete, :onclick => "return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this post?')" %> ``` which does not work... it simply redirects me back to the post `(posts/:id}` however, if i use the following code it works ``` <%= button_to 'Destroy', post, method: :delete, :onclick => "return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this post?')" %> ``` is it possible to make `link_to` behave as `button_to` in this case? EDIT: destroy controller function ``` def destroy @post = Post.find(params[:id]) @post.destroy respond_to do |format| format.html { redirect_to posts_url } format.json { head :no_content } end end ``` log when i click the destroy button: ``` Started GET "/posts/14" for 127.0.0.1 at 2012-10-21 15:38:28 +0300 Processing by PostsController#show as HTML Parameters: {"id"=>"14"} Post Load (0.4ms) SELECT `posts`.* FROM `posts` WHERE `posts`.`id` = 14 LIMIT 1 Rendered posts/show.html.erb w…

Accepted Answer

Solution:

I had commented out this from application.js when i created the project

```
// This is a manifest file that'll be compiled into application.js, which will include all the files
// listed below.
//
// Any JavaScript/Coffee file within this directory, lib/assets/javascripts, vendor/assets/javascripts,
// or vendor/assets/javascripts of plugins, if any, can be referenced here using a relative path.
//
// It's not advisable to add code directly here, but if you do, it'll appear at the bottom of the
// the compiled file.
//
// WARNING: THE FIRST BLANK LINE MARKS THE END OF WHAT'S TO BE PROCESSED, ANY BLANK LINE SHOULD
// GO AFTER THE REQUIRES BELOW.
//
//= require jquery
//= require jquery_ujs
//= require_tree .
```

so re-adding it in solved the problem

ruby on rails link_to delete method not working

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