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Two ways to check the route name

Here are two ways to check the route name in Laravel.

// #1
<a
href="{{ route('home') }}"
@class="['navbar-link', 'active' => Route::current()->getName() === 'home']"
>
Home
</a>
// #2
<a
href="{{ route('home') }}"
@class="['navbar-link', 'active' => request()->routeIs('home)]"
>
Home
</a>

Tip given by @AndrewSavetchuk

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