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Oleg Kufalskyi
5,849 Points6/6 test Finally, at the end of the route block, redirect the browser to the /signatures/new path. Pls help .
Cant understand what im doing wrong((
<p><%= @signature %></p>
<form method="post" action="/signatures/<%= @index %>">
<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="delete">
<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="delete">
<input type="submit" value="Delete This Signature"/>
</form>
require "sinatra"
require "URI"
def load_signature(index)
# Code omitted for brevity
end
def save_signature(signature)
# Code omitted for brevity
end
def update_signature(index, signature)
# Code omitted for brevity
end
# Deletes the line at the given index and re-saves the file.
def delete_signature(index)
lines = File.readlines("signatures.txt")
index = index.to_i
lines.delete_at(index)
File.open("signatures.txt", "w") do |file|
file.puts lines
end
end
get "/signatures/new" do
# Code omitted for brevity
end
get "/signatures/:index" do
@index = params[:index]
@signature = load_signature(@index)
erb 'show'.to_sym
end
# DELETE ROUTE GOES HERE
delete "/signatures/:index" do
delete_signature(params[:index], )
end
post "/signature/create" do
save_signature(params["signatures"])
redirect URI.escape("/signatures/new")
end
1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! You're doing great, but your delete block is missing a redirect. Inside the delete
block, you should have this line:
redirect "/signatures/new"
Hope this helps, but let me know if you're still stuck!