Laravel get route parameter from request instance

Question

I have a route

Route::get('/category/{categorySlug}', 'CategoryController@showPage')->name('category.show');

Is it possible to get categorySlug from $request instance? I mean $request->get('categorySlug') Cause I dont see that param in there.

Answer 1

you can get the parameter using route in request:

 $request->route('parameter_name')

in this case:

 $request->route('categorySlug')

and you can get all parameters as array:

$request->route()->parameters