php - Check succes on laravel orm delete -


i have table link delete

@foreach ($tasks $task)         <tr>           <td>{{$task->id}}</td>             <td>{{$task->name}}</td>             <td><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="eliminar({{$task->id}})" id="borrar_{{$task->id}}" name="borrar_{{$task->id}}" class="btn btn-danger">eliminar</a></td>         </tr>     @endforeach 

and javascript code,which made petition destroy method of controller

function eliminar(id){   var _token = $('meta[name="_token"]').attr('content');   $.ajax({             type: "delete",            url: "task/"+id,            data: { _token : _token},            success: function (data) {               $("#borrar_"+id).closest('tr').fadeout();            },            error: function (data) {                alert('no se pudo eliminar el resgistro');            }     }); } 

the controller

<?php  namespace app\http\controllers;  use illuminate\http\request;  use app\http\requests; use app\task;  class taskcontroller extends controller {    .    .    .  /**  * remove specified resource storage.  *  * @param  int  $id  * @return \illuminate\http\response  */ public function destroy($id) {      task::destroy($id); } } 

when button clicked parent table row fades out ,but think it's not best way it. how can check if task::destroy($id) made succesfully or not send succes o error response ajax request

in controller:

public function destroy($id) {     $deleted = task::destroy($id);     return $deleted ? 'deleted' : 'error'; } 

in js:

success: function (data) {     if(data === 'deleted'){         $("#borrar_"+id).closest('tr').fadeout();     }else{         alert('no se pudo eliminar el resgistro');     } }, 

another method find useful use of findorfail model, returns 404 if model not found , ajax go error response, if model found delete method should return true, so:

public function destroy($id) {     $task = task::findorfail($id);     return $task->delete(); // return true }