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Conditional Render

Learn how to conditionally show or hide React components based on state using Ternary Operators and Logical AND.

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Tutor:In React, you often need to show different UI based on data. Let's look at Conditional Rendering. The simplest way is an 'Early Return' using a standard JavaScript if statement.

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Early Return

Use an if statement outside of JSX to return early if a condition is not met (like checking isLoading or !user).

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Can you put an `if/else` statement directly inside the JSX return block?

Yes, React parses itNo, only expressions are allowedOnly inside <div> tags

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React Conditional Render

Pascual Vila

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Conditional rendering in React works the exact same way conditions work in JavaScript. Use JavaScript operators like if or the conditional operator (ternary) to create elements representing the current state, and let React update the UI to match them.

if / Early Returns

You can use a standard if statement to conditionally return JSX. If the condition is met, the component returns the markup and "exits" early, so the rest of the component isn't processed.

Ternary Operator (? :)

Since you cannot put an `if` statement *inside* a JSX return block, you use the ternary operator. It takes a condition followed by a question mark (?), then the expression to execute if truthy, a colon (:), and the expression if falsy.

Logical AND (&&) and the "0" Trap

If you only want to render something if true, and nothing if false, use &&. But beware! While React ignores boolean false, it does render the number 0. If you check array.length && <Div/> and length is 0, React will literally print a "0" on the page! Convert it to a boolean first: array.length > 0 && ...

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In JSX, the following values render nothing:null, undefined, true, and false. However, 0, NaN, and empty strings "" might be handled differently depending on DOM placement, but 0 specifically is converted to a text node and displayed. Always ensure the left-hand side of an && expression is a strict boolean!

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