How to check for Route through route name in template with Meteor and Iron Router

javascript meteor iron-router

Maaz · Mar 6, 2014 · Viewed 10.2k times · Source

What can I use in a template to figure out the route name that is associated with the route that I am currently on?

For example if I configured a route like so in iron-router

this.route('quick', {
    path: '/wow/:_id',
    template: 'create_question'
});

So if I am on the route /wow/123 how can I get the router's name in my template, in this case how can I get quick in my template?

I'm simply looking for a function, I am sure I can use a handlebars helper to get the rest done. I just need a function to call.

Answer

var routeName = Router.current().route.getName();

var routeName = Router.current().route.name;