Quite often you have a need to check current URL or route and show/hide some element and do some action. Here I will show several ways to do it.
1. Check if URL = X
Simply - you need to check if URL is exactly like X and then you show something.
In Controller:
if (request()->is('companies')) {
// show companies menu or something
}
In Blade file - almost identical:
@if (request()->is('companies'))
Companies menu
@endif
2. Check if URL contains X
A little more complicated example - method Request::is() allows a pattern parameter, like this:
if (request()->is('companies/*')) {
// will match URL /companies/999 or /companies/create
}
3. Check route by its name
As you probably know, every route can be assigned to a name, in routes/web.php file it looks something like this:
Route::get('/companies', function () {
return view('companies');
})->name('comp');
So how can you check if current route is 'comp'? Relatively easy:
if (\Route::current()->getName() == 'comp') {
// We are on a correct route!
}
4. Check by routes names
If you are using routes by names, you can check if request matches routes name.
if (request()->routeIs('companies.*')) {
// will match routes which name starts with companies.
}
or
request()->route()->named('profile')
Will match route named profile.
So these are four ways to check current URL or route. Would you add any more "tricks"?
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Dont think that works ... at least on Laravel 11.
On laravel 11 it should be: request()->routeIs("schools.show")