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Route Parameters Validation with RegExp

We can validate parameters directly in the route, with “where” parameter. A pretty typical case is to prefix your routes by language locale, like fr/blog and en/article/333. How do we ensure that those two first letters are not used for some other than language?

routes/web.php:

Route::group([
'prefix' => '{locale}',
'where' => ['locale' => '[a-zA-Z]{2}']
], function () {
Route::get('/', [HomeController::class, 'index']);
Route::get('article/{id}', [ArticleController::class, 'show']);
});

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