Handlebars.js Else If

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reach4thelasers picture reach4thelasers · May 24, 2012 · Viewed 282.8k times · Source

I'm using Handlebars.js for client side view rendering. If Else works great but I've encountered a 3 way conditional that requires ELSE IF:

This doesn't work:

{{#if FriendStatus.IsFriend }}
    <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-mail-closed"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-mail-closed"></span></div>
{{else if FriendStatus.FriendRequested}}
    <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-check"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-check"></span></div>
{{else}}
    <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-plusthick"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-plusthick"></span></div>
{{/if}}

How do I do ELSE IF with handlebars?

Answer

Carl picture Carl · Jun 4, 2012

Handlebars supports {{else if}} blocks as of 3.0.0.

Handlebars v3.0.0 or greater:

{{#if FriendStatus.IsFriend}}
  <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-mail-closed"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-mail-closed"></span></div>
{{else if FriendStatus.FriendRequested}}
  <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-check"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-check"></span></div>
{{else}}
  <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-plusthick"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-plusthick"></span></div>
{{/if}}

Prior to Handlebars v3.0.0, however, you will have to either define a helper that handles the branching logic or nest if statements manually:

{{#if FriendStatus.IsFriend}}
  <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-mail-closed"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-mail-closed"></span></div>
{{else}}
  {{#if FriendStatus.FriendRequested}}
    <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-check"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-check"></span></div>
  {{else}}
    <div class="ui-state-default ui-corner-all" title=".ui-icon-plusthick"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-plusthick"></span></div>
  {{/if}}
{{/if}}

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