How does angular2 propose to render
{{todo.title}}
in case if unf
Syntax compatible with Angular 4.0 and beyond
<ng-template #elseTemplate>
Content displayed if expression returns false
</ng-template>
<ng-container *ngIf="expression; else elseTemplate">
Content displayed if expression returns true
</ng-container>
or
<ng-container *ngIf="expression; then thenBlock; else elseBlock"></ng-container>
<ng-template #thenBlock>
Content displayed if expression returns true
</ng-template>
<ng-template #elseBlock>
Content displayed if expression returns false
</ng-template>
Syntax compatible with Angular 2.0 and beyond
<ng-container *ngIf="expression">
true
</ng-container>
<ng-container *ngIf="!expression">
else
</ng-container>
Important
You can use e.g. <div>
, or any other tag, instead of <ng-container>
<template>
had been deprecated since 4.0 in favor of <ng-template>
to avoid name collision with already existing tag.
With new Angular 4.0.0 syntax for else statement looks like this:
<div *ngIf="unfinishedTodos && unfinishedTodos.length > 0; else empty">
<div *ngFor="let todo of unfinishedTodos">
{{todo.title}}
</div>
</div>
<ng-template #empty>
empty
</ng-template >
Try this
<div *ngFor="let todo of unfinishedTodos">
{{todo.title}}
</div>
<div *ngIf="!unfinishedTodos?.length">
empty
</div>
CSS solution
<style>
.empty { display: none; }
.empty:only-child { display: block; }
</style>
<div>
<div *ngFor="let todo of unfinishedTodos">
{{todo.title}}
</div>
<div class="empty">
empty
</div>
</div>