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

Question

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.

David Weldon · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-06T03:54:45

iron-router > 1.0

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

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

J Cole Morrison · Answer 2 · 2014-11-21T04:59:26

For the newer iron router, use:

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

This will output the name of the actual route you defined with this.route()

Cedric · Answer 3 · 2015-11-10T00:01:46

You can define any options you want in your route config :

Router.route("https://stackoverflow.com/", {
    name : 'home',
    template : 'home',
    title: 'Home'
});

and then access to title with this :

Router.current().route.options.title

This will output “Home”

ken · Answer 4 · 2014-03-07T09:38:46

You can try Router.current().template