Re: undefined vars in 'if' statements

On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Dan Libby wrote:
> For example:
> 
> {{:if $fname=="dan"}}
> First: {{fname}}<BR>
> Last: {{lname}}
> {{/:if}}
> 
> In this case, if lname is undefined, it would be blank, however in the next
> example the entire if statement would be hidden.

What would you do if it also has {{ else }}?

> {{:if $fname=="dan" autohide="yes"}}
> First: {{fname}}<BR>
> Last: {{lname}}
> {{/:if}}
> 
> The alternative is:
> 
> {{:section foobar autohide="yes"}}
> {{:if $fname=="dan"}}
> First: {{fname}}<BR>
> Last: {{lname}}
> {{/:if}}
> {{/:section foobar}}

Maybe what we need are anonymous sections, i.e. those without a name.
These can be used to just show/hide blocks of content.

> Seems reasonable.  We need to define the difference between undefined and an empty
> string though.

Any ideas?

-Andrei

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