Laravel - read route name, how if had group

Question

My question is how I can read current route name in Laravel FW if I have for example this route group:

        Route::group(['prefix' => 'machines'], function(){
        // GET
        Route::get('/', array('uses' => 'ServerController@index', 'as' => 'machines'));
        Route::get('/update/{id}', array('uses' => 'ServerController@update', 'as' => 'machines.Update')); 
        //POST
        Route::post('/updatePost/{id}', array('uses' => 'ServerController@updatePost', 'as' => 'machines.UpdatePost'));

        });

Normally I'm reading this value with: Route::currentRouteName() but it working only to Route::get('/', ***); and does not work for (for example: Route::get('/update/{id}'); which name is 'machines.Update'. It's returning nothing.

Why I'm doing this? Im trying to create "active menu". For now, my function presenting like this:

HTML::macro('nav_link', function ($route, $title, $parameters = array()) {

$class = '';

if(Route::currentRouteName() == $route) {
    $class = ' class="active" ';
} else {
    $class = '';
}

return '<li' . $class . '>' . link_to_route($route, $title, $parameters = array()) . '</li>';

});

and

{{ HTML::nav_link('dashboard', 'Dashboard', array()); }}
{{ HTML::nav_link('machines', 'Machines', array()); }}

I want to create "dynamic" macro which will create <li> items and it will check if it is the active item and next will give them active state by class="active".

SOLUTION:

In Laravel 4.1 function Route::currentRouteName() was changed to Route::current()->getName() and now it working as hell :)

For posterity:

HTML::macro('nav_link', function ($route, $title, $parameters = array()) {

$class = '';

if(strpos(Route::current()->getName(), $route) !== false) {
    $class = ' class="active" ';
} else {
    $class = '';
}

return '<li' . $class . '>' . link_to_route($route, $title, $parameters = array()) . '</li>';

});

Usage:

{{ HTML::nav_link('machines', 'Machines', array()); }}

It's working code for "dynamic active menu".

Where are you using currentRouteName? Why? EDIT: Also, seems that in Laravel 4.1 currentRouteName has been replaced. github.com/laravel/framework/issues/2919 — James Elliott
– James Elliott, Commented Aug 30, 2014 at 19:07
Yes but it's working for now (still). I'm trying to do the "active menu", by comparing the names of routes. — Narkon
– Narkon, Commented Aug 30, 2014 at 19:10

James Elliott · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-30 19:12:30Z

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From your comment, use Request::is

<li {{ Request::is('portal') ? 'class="active"' : '' }}>
    <a href="{{ URL::route('admin.dashboard') }}"><i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i>Dashboard</a>
</li>

answered Aug 30, 2014 at 19:12

James Elliott

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4 Comments

James Elliott Over a year ago

You can also use wildcards, e.g. Request::is('update/*')

Narkon Over a year ago

Its ok for "manual check" but look now on my question I edited it.

James Elliott Over a year ago

What version of Laravel are you using?

Narkon Over a year ago

4.1. A second before I found function in documentation that returns what I wanted (it was hard). Route::currentRouteName() in Laravel 4.1 was changed to Route::current()->getName() and now it properly returning what I wanted.

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