Web Development

[HttpDelete]
public IHttpActionResult Delete(int id)
{
    if (!RecordExists(id)) return NotFound(); // Returns status code 404
    DeleteTheRecord(id);
    return Ok(); // Returns status code 200
}

public class MyController : ApiController
{
    [HttpGet]
    public void DoSomething(int id)
    {
      MyBL myBL = new MyBL();
      myBl.DeleteARecord(Id);
    }
}

public class MyController : ApiController
{
    [HttpGet]
    public void DoSomething(int id)
    {
      MyBL myBL = new MyBL();
      myBl.DeleteARecord(Id);
    }
}

Kevin Marois wrote:

The word 'delete' doesn't even exist in the method. What's stopping me from calling it?

F-ES Sitecore wrote:

If you put a non-delete verb attribute on it then the framework will stop you calling it, it will return a 404.