active route in laravel code example

Example 1: laravel sidebar menu active

{{  request()->routeIs('news.*') ? 'active' : '' }}

Example 2: laravel assign active based on route name

<li class="{{ Request::is('products*') ? 'active' : '' }}">

    <a href="{{ route('products.index') }}"><span>Products</span></a>

</li>

Example 3: 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' : '';
}