Conditional rendering with reactjs

Question

I want to add a div to my render objects depending on a condition. Right now I am using this code

render() {
    return (
        <div>
            {this.test === this.someValue ? <div> some view </div> : <div> /div>}
            ...... // other components
        </div>
    )
}

this is working but I don't like the : <div> /div> because I don't need it. Is there any way to just use an if instead of if else?

I would rather suggest you to go for the recompose's branch. Have a look at it here : github.com/acdlite/recompose/blob/master/docs/API.md#branch — Ajay Gaur
– Ajay Gaur, Commented Nov 24, 2017 at 13:25

Hemerson Carlin · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-24 13:14:16Z

7

You can also use only the first condition and return your desired component right away since JavaScript has short-circuit evaluation.

render() {
  return (
    <div>
     {this.test === this.someValue && <div> some view </div>}
     ......
    </div> 
  )
}

answered Nov 24, 2017 at 13:14

Hemerson Carlin

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bluesixty Over a year ago

Here is a link to the react docs that outline all the conditional rendering schemes. reactjs.org/docs/conditional-rendering.html

Shubham Khatri · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-24 13:53:27Z

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Instead of returning an empty div just because you have to have a second condition, you could return null instead like

render() {
    return (
        <div>
            {this.test === this.someValue ? <div> some view </div> : null}
            ...... // other components
        </div>
    )
}

answered Nov 24, 2017 at 13:53

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