if, else, elseif
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Synopsis
<#if condition> ... <#elseif condition2> ... <#elseif condition3> ... ... <#else> ... </#if>
Where:
- condition, condition2, ...etc.: Expression evaluates to a boolean value.
Description
You can use if, elseif andelse directives to conditionally skip a section of the template. Thecondition-s must evaluate to a boolean value, or else an error will abort template processing. Theelseif-s and else-s must occur insideif (that is, between the if start-tag and end-tag). The if can contain any number ofelseif-s (including 0) and at the end optionally oneelse. Examples:
if with 0 elseif and noelse:
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if with 0 elseif andelse:
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if with 2 elseif and noelse:
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if with 3 elseif andelse:
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To see more about boolean expressions, see: Template Author's Guide/The Template/Expressions.
You can nest if directives (of course):
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Note
How to test if x is greater than 1? <#if x > 1> will bewrong, as FreeMarker will interpret the first > as the end of the tag. Thus, either write <#if (x > 1)> or<#if x > 1>.