Okay *bump*

this is where I'm up to.

Within my page (object) I have all the comments ($compost) listed and during the foreach routine I have;

if ( $compost->canEdit() ) {
                    $info .= elgg_view('input/button', array('value' => elgg_echo('delete comment'), 'commentGUID' => $compost->getGUID(), 'action'=> "{$CONFIG->url}mod/myplugin/actions/comments/delete.php"));
                    }

When $compost is saved/added by a user previously - the following is stored (just for the record and if it helps)

                $comment = new ElggObject();  
                $comment->subtype = "comment";  
                $comment->owner_guid = $_SESSION['user']->getGUID();  
                $comment->container_guid = $_SESSION['user']->getGUID();
                $comment->access_id = 1; // logged in users  
                $comment->parent_guid = $entity_guid;

// more metadata/info/details etc

                $comment->save();

  Now, the action (mod/myplugin/actions/comments/delete.php) looks like as follows;

gatekeeper();
    // Get input data
    $guid = (int) get_input('commentGUID');
    $comment = get_entity($commentGUID);
   
        if ($comment->canEdit()) {
        $comment->delete();
        system_message(elgg_echo("generic_comment:deleted"));
        forward($vars['entity'])->getURL();
        // supposed to forward to the original object-page.
       
    } else {
        register_error(elgg_echo("generic_comment:notdeleted"));
  
    }       

The result is a button with 'delete comment' but I don't believe the action file I've created is pointing properly at what to delete as nothing happens when clicked. Any advise on where I've gone wrong?

Help appreciated as always :D thanks,

Jimbo

es para el riverdashboard ? como puedo hacer un botón para borrar directamente del riverdashboard

huh? (what?)

@James so, here is the deal. Some developers like mariano wants to be able to delete items off the riverdashboard. He wants a delete me button for every activity of the dashboard...

Rightio! - Sorry if there is confusion - What i'm seeking help & advice on isn't related to the riverdashboard, but my own plugin which has its own extended comments system (not the default). Although I wish it was and I had the answers re: river - I'm a borderline amatuer programmer...and just chasing direction for my previous

Cheers,

Jimbo

Is your own PlugIn published here so that the borderline professional programmers can take a quick 3 minute review, 2 min re-code/test, 1 min code patch ?

@Dhrup - It's based on the blod extended plugin by diago (i think) that you pointed me toward a while back.

...he had an extended comments system - but what i worked with (or am working with) is basicially half finished in that regard - hence the above detail of the delete functionality........?

Hey James, 

As in your first post, you'll need to have an action file handle the delete.

Create the file: "yourplugin/actions/delete.php" then register the action in your start.php like so;

register_action('yourplugin/delete', false, $CONFIG->pluginspath . 'yourplugin/actions/delete.php');

In the delete.php put something like this:

$guid = get_input('comment_guid');
$comment = get_entity($guid);
$comment->delete();

(This is a very simple example)

Then in your page listing the comments add something like this wherever you want to delete:

$info .= elgg_view("output/confirmlink", 
        	array(	'href' => $vars['url'] . "action/yourplugin/delete?comment_guid=" . $vars['entity']->getGUID(),
	      		'text' => elgg_echo('delete'),
	      		'confirm' => elgg_echo('deleteconfirm'),
));

Gold - thanks, again Jeff :)

odd,

I'm actually getting an error;

Fatal error: Call to a member function delete() on a non-object in .../actions/comments/delete.php

...and despite the error msg page - if I go back to the proper page, the comment has been deleted.

any clues as to why? I've detailed how the comment object is saved above....*hrmmm*