active menu item laravel code example

Example 1: laravel assign active based on route name

<li class = "{{ set_active('admin/users') }}">
    <a href="{{ url('/admin/users/') }}">Users</a>
</li>

Example 2: laravel assign active based on route name

function set_active( $route ) {
    if( is_array( $route ) ){
        return in_array(Request::path(), $route) ? 'active' : '';
    }
    return Request::path() == $route ? 'active' : '';
}