Laravel Framework / route helper

<?php

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Detect Active Route
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Compare given route with current route and return output if they match.
| Very useful for navigation, marking if the link is active.
|
*/
function isActiveRoute($route, $cssClass = "active")
{
    //if (strpos(Route::currentRouteName(), $route) !== false)
    if (Route::currentRouteName() == $route)
        return $cssClass;
}

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Detect Active Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Compare given routes with current route and return output if they match.
| Very useful for navigation, marking if the link is active.
|
*/
function areActiveRoutes(Array $routes, $cssClass = "active")
{
    foreach ($routes as $route)
    {
        if (Route::currentRouteName() == $route)
            return $cssClass;
    }

}