[5.2] In blade <?php echo url() ?> generates an error

[paceband]

Laravel 5.2: In blade,

generates this error ErrorException in 01d5dcbb5a884a5b6f849959fd4a800847bcc2fb.php line 36: Object of class Illuminate\Routing\UrlGenerator could not be converted to string (View: .....\resources\views\base.blade.php) (View: ....\resources\views\base.blade.php) in 01d5dcbb5a884a5b6f849959fd4a800847bcc2fb.php line 36 at CompilerEngine->handleViewException(object(ErrorException), '1') in PhpEngine.php line 44 at PhpEngine->evaluatePath('....\storage\framework\views/96e6fa1f9a0262f0f20c237d291132fbb29f4450.php', array('__env' => object(Factory), 'app' => object(Application))) in CompilerEngine.php line 59 at CompilerEngine->get('....\resources\views/pages/about.blade.php', array('__env' => object(Factory), 'app' => object(Application))) in View.php line 135 at View->getContents() in View.php line 106 at View->renderContents() in View.php line 80 at View->render() in Response.php line 52 at Response->setContent(object(View)) in Response.php line 197 at Response->__construct(object(View)) in Router.php line 1030 at Router->prepareResponse(object(Request), object(View)) in Router.php line 704 at Router->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 139 at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 103 at Pipeline->then(object(Closure)) in Router.php line 705 at Router->runRouteWithinStack(object(Route), object(Request)) in Router.php line 678 at Router->dispatchToRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 654 at Router->dispatch(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 246 at Kernel->Illuminate\Foundation\Http{closure}(object(Request)) at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 139 at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in Debugbar.php line 49 at Debugbar->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) at call_user_func_array(array(object(Debugbar), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 124 at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in CheckForMaintenanceMode.php line 44 at CheckForMaintenanceMode->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) at call_user_func_array(array(object(CheckForMaintenanceMode), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 124 at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 103 at Pipeline->then(object(Closure)) in Kernel.php line 132 at Kernel->sendRequestThroughRouter(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 99 at Kernel->handle(object(Request)) in index.php line 53

The solution is to add "Request::"

Please add this to the migration 5.1 to 5.2 documentation.

[crynobone]

Another solution is to change it to

<?php echo url('/'); ?>

Or, what if we add __toString() magic method for UrlGenerator?

[paceband]

For the first part of your answer,

Would not work for me because I want the current URL which is return by url() without parameter.

[rkgrep]

url() helper is not supposed to return current url.

[paceband]

@rkgrep... I think that you are wrong.
Look at this in the doc:
http://laravel.com/docs/5.2/requests

[rkgrep]

@paceband So? There are docs about requests but not about url generator.