laravel 6 menu active class by route name code example

Example 1: 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' : '';
}

Example 2: set nav link active on the basis of route laravel 8

<li class="{{ (request()->is('admin/cities*')) ? 'active' : '' }}">