Previous route name in Laravel 5.1-5.8

Question

I try to find name of previous route in Laravel 5.1. With:

{!! URL::previous() !!}

I get the route url, but I try to get route name like I

Answer 1

You can't get route name of previous page, so your options are:

1. Check previous URL instead of a route name.

2. Use sessions. First, save route name:

   session()->flash('previous-route', Route::current()->getName());
   

Then check if session has previous-route:

@if (session()->has(`previous-route`) && session(`previous-route`) == 'contacts')
    Display something
@endif

3. Use GET parameters to pass route name.

If I were you, I'd use sessions or would check previous URL.