How can I define a route differently if parameter is not integer

Question

I am using Laravel 5 and working on my local. I made a route with a parameter of {id} and another route with a specific name like so :

Route::get(\'contacts/         


        

Answer 1

There is also the possibility to just switch those around, because route file will go through all lines from top to bottom until it finds a valid route.

Route::get('contacts/new', 'ContactController@new_contact');
Route::get('contacts/{id}', 'ContactController@get_contact');

If you want to restrict that route to pure numbers, the marked solution is correct though.

Just adding it here, I know it is quite old ;)