php - How can I check if a URL exists via Laravel?

Question

I did look at this answer:

How can I check if a URL exists via PHP?

However, I was wondering if a method exists in Laravel that can check if a URL exists (not 404) or not?

Answer 1

I assume you want to check if a there's a route matching a certain URL.

$routes = Route::getRoutes();
$request = Request::create('the/url/you/want/to/check');
try {
    $routes->match($request);
    // route exists
}
catch (SymfonyComponentHttpKernelExceptionNotFoundHttpException $e){
    // route doesn't exist
}