When to use Redirect::intended() and redirect::to()

I am not exactly figure out the purpose of this two function-

Redirect::to(); Redirect::intended();

What is difference in both.

kadari

10 years ago

Level 1

Redirect::to()'s first parameter is mandatory, it will redirect to the path given by the first parameter. Redirect::intended() will redirect to the previously intended location, no path parameter required (you can provide a default one, though).

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Jaytee

10 years ago

Level 39

Redirect::intended() or $redirect->intended() will redirect the user to where they intended to go.

For example, I tried to view a private page, but I was redirected to login. After I logged in, i'd be redirected to my intended location (the page I was trying to access). You can also add to the intended method, such as another page incase the page the user was intending to go to is no longer available.

Redirect::intended('articles.index');

// Try and redirect them to where they were going, if it fails, redirect them to articles homepage

Redirect::to() or $redirect->to() will simply redirect the user to the page as the argument in the method.

Redirect::to('auth.login');

// Redirect the user to the login page

The difference:

Redirect Intended: redirects the user to where they were originally going

Redirect To: Redirect the user to the page YOU specify them to go.

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moharrum

10 years ago

Level 6

Take a look at the code at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Redirector.php.

intended() checks if the session index url.intended exists and redirects to it by default or else redirect to $default='/' which can be overwritten.

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devtiagofranca

3 years ago

Level 1

I have an alternative to void erros:

<?php
/**
 * Undocumented variable
 *
 * @var $urlGenerator Illuminate\Routing\UrlGenerator
 */
$urlGenerator = app(UrlGenerator::class);
$urlGenerator->previous();


// Current and previous are the same
$currentAreThePrevious = $urlGenerator->previous() == $urlGenerator->current();

$goTo = $currentAreThePrevious ? route(static::IF_AUTH_REDIRECT_TO) : $urlGenerator->previous();

if ($urlGenerator->current() != $goTo) {
    return redirect($goTo);
}

return redirect()->route('other.route');

turbowine

2 years ago

Level 1

@devtiagofranca Would you please explain this code, what it is doing? What errors are you trying to avoid? Also, static::IF_AUTH_REDIRECT_TO comes up as undefined. Where does one find it? What version of Laravel are you using?

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