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Current behavior

The http.delete method doesn't work. It send an OPTIONS method instead DELETE method.

Expected/desired behavior

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Angular version: 2.0.0-rc.X

Browser: [all | Chrome XX | Firefox XX | IE XX | Safari XX | Mobile Chrome XX | Android X.X Web Browser | iOS XX Safari | iOS XX UIWebView | iOS XX WKWebView ]

Language: [all | TypeScript X.X | ES6/7 | ES5 | Dart]

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[ ] feature request
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Current behavior

Post RC5 upgrade, facing below error -

platform-browser.umd.js:937 EXCEPTION: TypeError: Cannot read property 'toString' of nullBrowserDomAdapter.logError @ platform-browser.umd.js:937BrowserDomAdapter.logGroup @ platform-browser.umd.js:947ExceptionHandler.call @ core.umd.js:4389next @ core.umd.js:9971schedulerFn @ core.umd.js:9168SafeSubscriber.__tryOrUnsub @ Subscriber.ts:240SafeSubscriber.next @ Subscriber.ts:192Subscriber._next @ Subscriber.ts:133Subscriber.next @ Subscriber.ts:93Subject._finalNext @ Subject.ts:154Subject._next @ Subject.ts:144Subject.next @ Subject.ts:90EventEmitter.emit @ core.umd.js:9156onError @ core.umd.js:9394onHandleError @ core.umd.js:9266ZoneDelegate.handleError @ zone.js:327Zone.runTask @ zone.js:259drainMicroTaskQueue @ zone.js:474ZoneTask.invoke @ zone.js:426

platform-browser.umd.js:937 STACKTRACE:BrowserDomAdapter.logError @ platform-browser.umd.js:937ExceptionHandler.call @ core.umd.js:4391next @ core.umd.js:9971schedulerFn @ core.umd.js:9168SafeSubscriber.__tryOrUnsub @ Subscriber.ts:240SafeSubscriber.next @ Subscriber.ts:192Subscriber._next @ Subscriber.ts:133Subscriber.next @ Subscriber.ts:93Subject._finalNext @ Subject.ts:154Subject._next @ Subject.ts:144Subject.next @ Subject.ts:90EventEmitter.emit @ core.umd.js:9156onError @ core.umd.js:9394onHandleError @ core.umd.js:9266ZoneDelegate.handleError @ zone.js:327Zone.runTask @ zone.js:259drainMicroTaskQueue @ zone.js:474ZoneTask.invoke @ zone.js:426

platform-browser.umd.js:937 TypeError: Cannot read property 'toString' of null

at Request.Body.text (http.umd.js:1138)

at Request.getBody (http.umd.js:1720)

at Observable.eval as _subscribe

at Observable.subscribe (Observable.ts:93)

at Observable._subscribe (Observable.ts:152)

at MapOperator.call (map.ts:54)

at Observable.subscribe (Observable.ts:93)

at Observable._subscribe (Observable.ts:152)

at CatchOperator.call (catch.ts:32)

at Observable.subscribe (Observable.ts:93)BrowserDomAdapter.logError @ platform-browser.umd.js:937ExceptionHandler.call @ core.umd.js:4392next @ core.umd.js:9971schedulerFn @ core.umd.js:9168SafeSubscriber.__tryOrUnsub @ Subscriber.ts:240SafeSubscriber.next @ Subscriber.ts:192Subscriber._next @ Subscriber.ts:133Subscriber.next @ Subscriber.ts:93Subject._finalNext @ Subject.ts:154Subject._next @ Subject.ts:144Subject.next @ Subject.ts:90EventEmitter.emit @ core.umd.js:9156onError @ core.umd.js:9394onHandleError @ core.umd.js:9266ZoneDelegate.handleError @ zone.js:327Zone.runTask @ zone.js:259drainMicroTaskQueue @ zone.js:474ZoneTask.invoke @ zone.js:426

zone.js:463 TypeError: Cannot read property 'toString' of null(…)consoleError @ zone.js:463drainMicroTaskQueue @ zone.js:477ZoneTask.invoke @ zone.js:426

Angular version: 2.0.0-rc.5

Browser: [all]

Language: [all | TypeScript 1.8.10 | ES5]