Creating a delete view in Django using function-based views (FBVs) involves handling both
the GET request to confirm deletion and the POST request to process the deletion. Let's
create a delete view for the Employee model:
Step 1: Define the Model
Assume you have already defined the Employee model in your models.py as follows:
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# models.py
from django.db import models
class Employee(models.Model):
first_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
last_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
department = models.CharField(max_length=100)
salary = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=2)
Step 2: Create Delete View Function (FBV)
In your views.py, create a function-based view for deleting an employee.
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# views.py
from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
from .models import Employee
def employee_delete_view(request, employee_id):
# Fetch the employee object from the database
employee = get_object_or_404(Employee, id=employee_id)
if request.method == 'POST':
# Delete the employee object from the database
employee.delete()
# Redirect to a success page or any other URL
return redirect('employee_list') # Adjust this to your desired URL
after deletion
# Render the template with the employee data for confirmation
return render(request, 'employee_delete.html', {'employee': employee})
Step 3: Create Delete Template (HTML)
Create a template file named employee_delete.html in your templates directory to confirm
the deletion.
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<!-- employee_delete.html -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Delete Employee</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Delete Employee</h1>
<p>Are you sure you want to delete {{ employee.first_name }} {{
employee.last_name }}?</p>
<form method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
<button type="submit">Confirm Delete</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Step 4: URL Configuration
Map the delete view function to a URL in your urls.py file, passing the employee ID as a
parameter.
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# urls.py
from django.urls import path
from .views import employee_delete_view
urlpatterns = [
path('employees/<int:employee_id>/delete/', employee_delete_view,
name='employee_delete'),
# Other URL patterns...
]
Explanation:
Step 2 (employee_delete_view):
o This function retrieves the Employee object using get_object_or_404.
o It handles both GET and POST requests.
o In the GET request, it renders a confirmation template
(employee_delete.html) with the employee's information.
o In the POST request, it deletes the employee from the database using
employee.delete() and redirects to a specified URL (employee_list in this
example).
Step 3 (employee_delete.html):
o This template confirms the deletion of an employee.
o It includes a CSRF token for security and a submit button ( <button
type="submit">Confirm Delete</button>).
Step 4 (URL Configuration):
o Maps the employee_delete_view to a URL pattern
(/employees/<int:employee_id>/delete/).
o This pattern includes the employee_id parameter to identify which employee
to delete.
With these steps completed, visiting a URL like /employees/1/delete/ in your Django
application will render the delete confirmation page for the employee with ID 1. After
confirming the deletion, it will delete the employee from the database and redirect to the
specified URL (employee_list in this case). Adjust the URLs and templates as per your
application's structure and requirements.
