if & else helper

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Conditional statement to check if a value is defined or true.

{{if [value]}}
  Hello!
{{/if}}
{{#if [value]}}
  it's true or defined
{{else}}
  it's false or undefined
{{/if}}

Example

format JSON XML

Data JSON

{
  "Product": {
    "name": "Chocolate",
    "size": "small",
    "quantity":"8"
  }
}

Code

{{#if Product.price}}
  <div>Price: {{Product.price}}</div>
{{else}}
  <div>Chocolate for free!</div>
{{/if}}

Result

Data XML

<Product 
  name="Chocolate"
  size="small"
  quantity="8" />

HTML

{{#if Product._price}}
  <div>Price: {{Product._price}}</div>
{{else}}
  <div>Chocolate for free!</div>
{{/if}}

Result

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