How to delete selected record on click button using deleteRecord of uiRecordApi in Lightning web component -LWC

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Files we used in this post example:-

deleteContactLwc.html	Lightning Web Component HTML	Template HTML file for used to write HTML element for user interface..
deleteContactLwc.js	Lightning Web Component JavaScript	It is holding deleteButton function that is deleting the record from database.
deleteContactLwc.js-meta.xml	XML Meta File	It is used for where this lightning web component you want to exposed.
deleteContactLwc.css	Style CSS	It is used for alignment the table and button.
lwcAppExampleApex.cls	Apex Controller	It is used for call apex @wire method in LWC Javascript file.

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Step 1:- Create Lightning Web Component : deleteContactLwc.html

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> deleteContactLwc.html

deleteContactLwc.html [Lightning Web Component HTML]

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  <template>
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    <lightning-card title="Delete Contact Record in LWC" icon-name="custom:custom14">

         <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse;" class="tblColPad">

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             <tr>
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                 <th>First Name</th>
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                 <th>Last Name</th>
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                 <th>Email</th>
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                 <th>&nbsp;</th>
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             </tr>
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             <template for:each={getContact.data} for:item="conItem">

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                 <tr key={conItem.Id}>
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                     <td>{conItem.FirstName}</td>

                     <td>{conItem.LastName}</td>

                     <td>{conItem.Email}</td>

                     <td><lightning-button label="Delete" size="small" variant="neutral" onclick={handleContactDelete} value={conItem.Id} icon-name="utility:delete" icon-position="right" class="deleteButton"></lightning-button></td>

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                 </tr>
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             </template>
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         </table>
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<br/><br/>
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<div style="border:1px #ddd solid; padding:10px; background:#eee; margin:40px 0;">

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Step 2:- Create Lightning Web Component : deleteContactLwc.js

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> deleteContactLwc.js

deleteContactLwc.js [LWC JavaScript File]

   import { LightningElement, track, wire } from 'lwc';

import displayContactRecord from '@salesforce/apex/lwcAppExampleApex.displayContactRecord';

import {deleteRecord} from 'lightning/uiRecordApi';

import {refreshApex} from '@salesforce/apex';

import {ShowToastEvent} from 'lightning/platformShowToastEvent';

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export default class DeleteContactLwc extends LightningElement {

  @wire (displayContactRecord) getContact;

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  @track recordId;
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  handleContactDelete(event){
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     this.recordId = event.target.value;

     //window.console.log('recordId# ' + this.recordId);

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     deleteRecord(this.recordId) 
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     .then(() =>{
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        const toastEvent = new ShowToastEvent({

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            title:'Record Deleted',
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            message:'Record deleted successfully',

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            variant:'success',
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        })
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        this.dispatchEvent(toastEvent);
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        return refreshApex(this.getContact);

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     })
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     .catch(error =>{
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         window.console.log('Unable to delete record due to ' + error.body.message);

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     });
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  }
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}
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Step 3:- Create Lightning Web Component : deleteContactLwc.js-meta.xml

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> deleteContactLwc.js-meta.xml

deleteContactLwc.js-meta.xml [LWC Meta Data XML]

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<LightningComponentBundle xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">

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    <apiVersion>45.0</apiVersion>
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    <isExposed>true</isExposed>
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    <targets>
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        <target>lightning__AppPage</target>

        <target>lightning__RecordPage</target>

        <target>lightning__HomePage</target>

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      </targets>
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</LightningComponentBundle>
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Step 4:- Create Lightning Web Component : deleteContactLwc.css

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> deleteContactLwc.css

deleteContactLwc.css [Style CSS]

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  table.tblColPad th{background:#ddd;}
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table.tblColPad th, table.tblColPad td {padding:5px !important;}

Step 5:- Create Apex Controller : lwcAppExampleApex.cls

SFDX:Create Apex Class >> New >> lwcAppExampleApex.cls

lwcAppExampleApex.cls [Apex Class]

   public WITH sharing class lwcAppExampleApex {

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    @AuraEnabled(cacheable=TRUE)
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    public static List<Contact> displayContactRecord(){

        List<Contact> conList = [SELECT Id, FirstName, LastName, Email FROM Contact LIMIT 10];

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        RETURN conList;
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    }
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}
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

How do you delete a record in lightning component?

To delete a record using Lightning Data Service, call deleteRecord on the force:recordData component, and pass in a callback function to be invoked after the delete operation completes.

How do I delete a record in Servicenow?

If you want to delete one record at time then you use deleteRecord. it also depends where you want to execute, e.g. looping through a list of records that meet certain criteria and want to be tested further, you can put the gliderecord deleteRecord() within the while loop.

How do I delete multiple records of a custom object in Salesforce?

It is not possible to delete multiple records at once. Now the user can simply select all the required records and hit the “Delete Row” button to delete multiple records using a single click of the Delete button.

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