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I need to change render function and run some sub render function when a specific state given,

For example:

render() {
    return (   
        <View style={styles.container}>
            if (this.state == 'news'){
                return (
                    <Text>data</Text>
                )
            }
        </View>
    )
}

How can I implement that without changing scenes, I will use tabs to change content dynamically.

0

17 Answers 17

253

As per DOC:

if-else statements don't work inside JSX. This is because JSX is just syntactic sugar for function calls and object construction.

Basic Rule:

JSX is fundamentally syntactic sugar. After compilation, JSX expressions become regular JavaScript function calls and evaluate to JavaScript objects. We can embed any JavaScript expression in JSX by wrapping it in curly braces.

But only expressions not statements, means directly we can not put any statement (if-else/switch/for) inside JSX.


If you want to render the element conditionally then use ternary operator, like this:

render() {
    return (   
        <View style={styles.container}>
            {this.state.value == 'news'? <Text>data</Text>: null }
        </View>
    )
}

Another option is, call a function from jsx and put all the if-else logic inside that, like this:

renderElement(){
   if(this.state.value == 'news')
      return <Text>data</Text>;
   return null;
}

render() {
    return (   
        <View style={styles.container}>
            { this.renderElement() }
        </View>
    )
}
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14 Comments

can I do like that? render() { return ( <View style={styles.container}> if (this.state == 'news'){ return ( <Text>data</Text> ) }
so return inside return is possible? or two different returns in same render function scene I need to change sub content of return
yes that is possible but, in a different way directly we can't use if/else inside JSX so use ternary operator for conditions, use this: render() { return ( <View style={styles.container}> {this.state == 'news' ? <Text>data</Text> : null } </View> ) }
` <Text style={styles.instructions}> { if (this.state.page == 'sohbet'){ } ` not possible? } </Text>
that is well explained in doc, check this for reason: reactjs.cn/react/tips/if-else-in-JSX.html
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76

You can achieve what you are saying by using Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)

render() {
    return (   
        <View style={styles.container}>
            {(() => {
              if (this.state == 'news'){
                  return (
                      <Text>data</Text>
                  )
              }
              
              return null;
            })()}
        </View>
    )
}

Here is the working example:

Edit awesome-yalow-eb2nu

But, In your case, you can stick with the ternary operator

4 Comments

@Yusufbek can you help me why in this part " if (this.state == 'news'){ return (<div><Text> data1</Text> <Text>data2</Text></siv> ) }" doesnt work
meaning in the above return we use div for mutliple elemnts 2 text
@AakashMathur it should work. Make sure you are returning only 1 root element and you have else statement to return null
You can achieve a much more intuitive solution by switching to Vue. It boggles my mind that such a hack has to be done for something so fundamental.
45

I find this way is the nicest:

{this.state.yourVariable === 'news' && <Text>{data}<Text/>}

5 Comments

I agree, this is the nicest of the bunch. Returning null with a ternary-operator is unnecessary ;)
This should be added to the main answer.
How could I use this in my case? If I use it like this {localStorage.getItem('token') && <Typography>Invalid Login</Typography>}it will be rendered even before the form is submitted. stackoverflow.com/questions/60577971/…
This helped me in my case, however, I had to wrap elements in <>...</>.
This works well if you do not need a false-case outcome which the ternary syntax can provide.
14

I do like this and its working fine.

constructor() {
   super();

   this.state ={
     status:true
   }
}

render() {
   return( 

     { this.state.status === true ?
           <TouchableHighlight onPress={()=>this.hideView()}>
             <View style={styles.optionView}>
               <Text>Ok Fine :)</Text>
             </View>
          </TouchableHighlight>
           :
           <Text>Ok Fine.</Text>
     }
  );
}

hideView(){
  this.setState({
    home:!this.state.status
  });
}

1 Comment

@Pierre.Vriens Instead of if-else, you can use ternary operators in render() method. Syntax :- condition ? expr1 : expr2 Ex. if (this.state.status === true) { } else { }
7

If you want to use an conditional statement in functional component then you can call a function from jsx and put all your conditional logic inside it.

conditionalRender(){
   if(state === 'news') {
      return <Text>data</Text>;
   }
   else(state !== 'news') {
      return <Text>Static Value</Text>;
   }
}

render() {
    return (   
        <View style={styles.container}>
            { conditionalRender() }
        </View>
    )
}

1 Comment

error: signature declaration only works in typescript files :(
3

You can do this. Just don't forget to put "return" before your JSX component.

Example:

render() {
    if(this.state.page === 'news') {
        return <Text>This is news page</Text>;
    } else {
        return <Text>This is another page</Text>;
    }
}

Example to fetch data from internet:

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
    View,
    Text
} from 'react-native';

export default class Test extends Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
            bodyText: ''
        }
    }

    fetchData() {
        fetch('https://example.com').then((resp) => {
            this.setState({
                bodyText: resp._bodyText
            });
        });
    }

    componentDidMount() {
        this.fetchData();
    }

    render() {
        return <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
            <Text>{this.state.bodyText}</Text>
        </View>
    }
}

7 Comments

can you show me a little full working example sorry I am new to this
@user8026867 example added
i want to return from inside a function
@user8026867 you can make a function and return the JSX component there. Try it and see if you can make it otherwise I'll give you an example.
alert works ok but not rendering happens after .then how can I do that pulldata() { RNFetchBlob.fetch('GET', 'bigcom', { }) .then((res) => { alert(res.text()); return <Text>{res.text()}</Text> }) .catch((errorMessage, statusCode) => { alert(errorMessage); }) }
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3

There's a Babel plugin that allows you to write conditional statements inside JSX without needing to escape them with JavaScript or write a wrapper class. It's called JSX Control Statements:

<View style={styles.container}>
  <If condition={ this.state == 'news' }>
    <Text>data</Text>
  </If>
</View>

It takes a bit of setting up depending on your Babel configuration, but you don't have to import anything and it has all the advantages of conditional rendering without leaving JSX which leaves your code looking very clean.

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2

What about switch case instead of if-else

  render() {
    switch (this.state.route) {
      case 'loginRoute':
        return (
            <Login changeRoute={this.changeRoute}
              changeName={this.changeName}
              changeRole={this.changeRole} />
        );
      case 'adminRoute':
        return (
            <DashboardAdmin
              role={this.state.role}
              name={this.state.name}
              changeRoute={this.changeRoute}
            />
        );
      default: 
        return <></>;
    }

1 Comment

You're missing a default return value, which should be something else than undefined.
2

There is no need for the if else condition in JSX. It provides a function like ternary operator to make the thing happen for you, example:

state={loading:false}
<View>
  {loading ? <Text>This is a test For if else condition</Text> : <ActivityIndicator/>
</View>

Comments

2
 <Card style={
  { backgroundColor: '#ffffff', 
    height: 150, width: 250, paddingTop: 10 }}>
                                
<Text style={styles.title}> 
 {item.lastName}, {item.firstName} ({item.title})
</Text> 
<Text > Email: {item.email}</Text>
 {item.lastLoginTime != null ? 
   <Text >  Last Login: {item.lastLoginTime}</Text> 
   : <Text >  Last Login: None</Text>
 }
 {
   item.lastLoginTime != null ? <Text >  
   Status: Active</Text> : <Text > Status: Inactive</Text>
 }                              
</Card>

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2
render() {
  return (   
    <View style={styles.container}>
      (
        () => {                                                       
          if (this.state == 'news') {
            return <Text>data</Text>
          }
          else {
            return <Text></Text>
          }
        }
      )()
    </View>
  )
}

React Documentation - If-Else in JSX
https://react-cn.github.io/react/tips/if-else-in-JSX.html

Comments

1

Simple example of nested loop with if condition in React:

Data example:

    menus: [
    {id:1, name:"parent1", pid: 0},
    {id:2, name:"parent2", pid: 0},
    {id:3, name:"parent3", pid: 0},
    {id:4, name:"parent4", pid: 0},
    {id:5, name:"parent5", pid: 0},
    {id:6, name:"child of parent 1", pid: 1},
    {id:7, name:"child of parent 2", pid: 2},
    {id:8, name:"child of parent 2", pid: 2},
    {id:9, name:"child of parent 1", pid: 1},
    {id:10, name:"Grand child of parent 2", pid: 7},
    {id:11, name:"Grand child of parent 2", pid: 7},
    {id:12, name:"Grand child of parent 2", pid: 8},
    {id:13, name:"Grand child of parent 2", pid: 8},
    {id:14, name:"Grand child of parent 2", pid: 8},
    {id:15, name:"Grand Child of Parent 1 ", pid: 9},
    {id:15, name:"Child of Parent 4 ", pid: 4},
    ]

Nested Loop and Condition:

    render() {
    let subMenu='';
    let ssubmenu='';
    const newMenu = this.state.menus.map((menu)=>{
    if (menu.pid === 0){
    return (
    <ul key={menu.id}>
       <li>
          {menu.name}
          <ul>
             {subMenu = this.state.menus.map((smenu) => {
             if (menu.id === smenu.pid) 
             {
             return (
             <li>
                {smenu.name}
                <ul>
                   {ssubmenu = this.state.menus.map((ssmenu)=>{
                   if(smenu.id === ssmenu.pid)
                   {
                   return(
                   <li>
                      {ssmenu.name}
                   </li>
                   )
                   }
                   })
                   }
                </ul>
             </li>
             )
             }
             })}
          </ul>
       </li>
    </ul>
    )
    }
    })
    return (
    <div>
       {newMenu}
    </div>
    );
    }
    }

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1

Just Tried that:

return(
  <>
    {
      main-condition-1 && 
      main-condition-2 &&
      (sub-condition ? (<p>Hi</p>) : (<p>Hello</p>))
     }
  </>
)

Let me know what you guys think!!!

Comments

0

You can't provide if-else condition in the return block, make use of ternary block, also this.state will be an object, you shouldn't be comparing it with a value, see which state value you want to check, also return returns only one element, make sure to wrap them in a View

render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.container}>
      {this.state.page === 'news'? <Text>data</Text>: null}
      </View>

     )
}

3 Comments

My mistake, didn't see the react-native tag, it should be View and not div
btw I need to return text after RNFetchBlob function
pulldata() { RNFetchBlob.fetch('GET', 'bigdsas', { }) .then((res) => { alert(res.text()); return <Text>aaaf</Text> }) .catch((errorMessage, statusCode) => { alert(errorMessage); }) return <Text>iop</Text> }
0

For this we can use ternary operator or if there is only one condition then "&&" operator .Like this:-

//This is for if else

render() {

return (   
    <View style={styles.container}>
      {this.state == 'news') ?
           <Text>data</Text>
        : null}
    </View>
)

}

//This is only for if or only for one condition

render() {

return (   
    <View style={styles.container}>
      {this.state == 'news') &&
           <Text>data</Text>
        }
    </View>
)

}

Comments

0

In two ways we can solve this problem:

  1. Write a else condition by adding just empty <div> element.
  2. or else return null.
render() {
    return (   
        <View style={styles.container}>
            if (this.state == 'news'){
                return (
                    <Text>data</Text>
                );
            }
            else {
                 <div> </div>
            }

        </View>
    )
}

Comments

0

Just Write Down The Code

 <> 
    {row.photo != null ? <img src={serverPath(row.photo)} className='img-fluid shadow-4' alt="" /> : ''}
 </>

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