Is it possible to assign a parameter value within handlebars templates without using helpers?

Question

I am trying to assign values within a template, the idea is to do something like this:

    {{#if author}}
        {{className = \'classA\'}}  <- trying to imp         


        

Answer 1

You can do this with a partial.

partial:

<div class="{{classname}}">{{var1.author}}</div>

template:

{{#if author}}
{{> mypartial var1=. classname="classA"}}
{{else}}
{{> mypartial var1=. classname="classB"}}
{{/if}}

In this example I've passed the current scope as var1. I can't recall if the scope stays the same and the new variable is just added to it or if you have to pass the scope manually.