Route Parameters: Named Routes

Route::get('user/profile', function () {
    //
})->name('profile');

Route::get('user/profile', 'UserProfileController@show')->name('profile');

// Generating URLs...
$url = route('profile');

// Generating Redirects...
return redirect()->route('profile');

Route::get('user/{id}/profile', function ($id) {
    //
})->name('profile');

$url = route('profile', ['id' => 1]);

/**
 * Handle an incoming request.
 *
 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
 * @param  \Closure  $next
 * @return mixed
 */
public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    if ($request->route()->named('profile')) {
        //
    }

    return $next($request);
}