php - Laravel - Check for another URL prefix if exists -

how can skip wildcard route check route before returning 404?

route::get( '{user}', function( $user ){    // checking existing user    if( $user = user::getuser( $user ) )        return view( 'templates.user', [ 'user' => $user ] );     // should check prefixes before return 404     return abort( 404 ); });  route::get( 'foopage', function(){ return view( 'templates.foo' ); }); 

from code above, if access /foopage returns 404 because of no username 'foopage' exist.

but it's supposed show view( 'templates.foo' )

move statement route::get( 'foopage', function(){ return view( 'templates.foo' ); });

above user route statement.

route::get( '{user}', function( $user ){    ...  }); 

this because laravel prioritise order of routes defined , if foopage route defined below user routes, consider foobar user route , try go down path.

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