using Request::is() function with named Routes Lar

Question

I was doing Request::is('/') which gave me true for example.com Now I am using named routes and for the name welcome

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('admin_panel.welcome');
})->name('welcome');

Request::is(route('welcome')) returns false

What should I do. Note: I am using this for active states in navigation

Answer 1

You can use the routeIs method:

Request::routeIs('welcome');

Answer 2

I achieved this using Request::url() == route('welcome')which gave me truefor example.com