/**
* Processes the Delete Hashtags request.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function postDelete(Request $request)
{
// validate request
$this->validate($request, ['deleted_hashtags' => 'array']);
// parse request
$deleted_hashtags = $request->deleted_hashtags;
// delete selected hashtags if they exist
if (!empty($deleted_hashtags)) {
\App\Hashtag::destroy($deleted_hashtags);
\Session::flash('flash_message', 'Deleted selected hashtags.');
}
// redirect to the Hashtags page
$view = redirect('/hashtags');
return $view;
}
