public function postDelete(Request $request)
{
$logged_in_user = \Auth::user();
//find the user that is logged in
$holiday_mod = \App\Holiday::find($request->id);
//get the holiday from the DB
$holidayToDelete = \App\Holiday::with('escapes')->where('id', '=', $request->id)->get();
//get the holiday and the escapes
$holiday_mod->escapes()->sync([]);
//remove the escapes from the pivot table escape_holiday
$holiday_mod->delete();
//delete the holiday
//iterate over the escapes and delete them from the escape table
foreach ($holidayToDelete[0]['escapes'] as $escape) {
$escapeToDelete = \App\Escape::find($escape->id);
$escapeToDelete->delete();
}
//send the user back to the holiday create page
return redirect('holiday/create');
}
public function postDelete(Request $request)
{
//gets the holiday that the escape belongs to
$holiday = \App\Holiday::find($request->holiday_id);
//loads the escape to be delete
$escapeToDelete = \App\Escape::find($request->id);
//detaches the escape from the holiday
$holiday->escapes()->detach($request->id);
//deletes the escape
$escapeToDelete->delete();
//load the holiday with its escapes
$holidayWithEscapes = \App\Holiday::with('escapes')->where('id', '=', $request->holiday_id)->get();
return redirect('holiday/create');
}