what is Named Routes

Answer

Named routes allow you to conveniently generate URLs or redirects for a specific route. You may specify a name for a route with the as array key:

Route::get('user/profile', ['as' => 'profile', function()
{
    //
}]);

You may also specify route names for controller actions:

Route::get('user/profile', [
    'as' => 'profile', 'uses' => 'UserController@showProfile'
]);

Now, you may use the route's name when generating URLs or redirects:

$url = route('profile');

$redirect = redirect()->route('profile');

The currentRouteName method returns the name of the route handling the current request:

$name = Route::currentRouteName();