Route with optional param is not working

hello,
So I have routes like

PHP Code:

$route["admin/product/image/(:num)"]["delete"] = "product/deleteImage/$1"; 


so accessing
http://localhost/PROJECT/admin/product/image
as a delete request should work. But it leads to 404. I have to pass the last param to make it work.

any help is appreciated.

Harpreet Bhatia
Web Developer / Analyst
Technical Reviewer - "Codeigniter 2 Cookbook"

this doesn't make any sense. are you really saying this is your url?
http://localhost/PROJECT/admin/product/image
how could that be a delete request when you are not specifying an id (number) to delete?

In your method definition, provide a null possibility for the argument and it should work for you:

Code:

function deleteImage($id = null)
{
    . . .
}

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this doesn't make any sense. are you really saying this is your url?
http://localhost/PROJECT/admin/product/image
how could that be a delete request when you are not specifying an id (number) to delete?

The delete request also takes a URL to delete temp images that don't have ID yet.
BTW the solution was

PHP Code:

$route["admin/product/image/?(:num)?"]["delete"] = "product/deleteImage/$1"; 


to make parameter optional.
even though the functions is defined as

PHP Code:

public function deleteImage($imageId=0) {
        $url = $this->sanitize->removeTags()->sanitize($this->commonlib->request("url"));
        if(!empty($url)){
            @unlink($this->config->item("temp_upload_dir").$url);
            $this->commonlib->sendResponse(200, "Product Image Removed");
        }
        else{
            
        }
    } 


Harpreet Bhatia
Web Developer / Analyst
Technical Reviewer - "Codeigniter 2 Cookbook"

In your method definition, provide a null possibility for the argument and it should work for you:

Code:

function deleteImage($id = null)
{
   . . .
}

I too thought that would work but it does not and  am not sure why
another example with screenshot. Let me know if i am doing anything wrong.
   
   
   
   

Harpreet Bhatia
Web Developer / Analyst
Technical Reviewer - "Codeigniter 2 Cookbook"