What does to_route('route_name') mean in Laravel?

Question

I saw this in this tutorial:

return to_route('route_name');

Does to_route('route_name') mean the same as redirect()->route('route_name)?

I tried finding an explanation in the Laravel docs, but couldn't find it helpful.

Answer 1

As the documentation states, to_route does redirect, so it should be the same as redirect()->route('name').

You can also check the official source code, I will copy-paste the code:

function to_route($route, $parameters = [], $status = 302, $headers = [])
{
    return redirect()->route($route, $parameters, $status, $headers);
}

So, you can see, it is literally a redirect as you posted.

ALWAYS check the official source code, and you will (most of the time) understand and see what some code does