public async void DeleteItem(Item itemToDelete)
{
// todo: sweet alert to confirm that cancellation is desired
var result = await SweetAlertService.FireAsync(AlertHelper.ConfirmationWarning(string.Format("Are you sure you want to delete item {0}", itemToDelete.Name)));
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.Value)) // ensures that deletion only occurs after confirmation
{
await ItemService.DeleteItem(itemToDelete);
items = await ItemService.GetItems();
StateHasChanged();
}
}