Boolean logic doesn't work as I expect in twig

Question

 {{ dump(extend) }}

Result:

  boolean false

And when I want to make this:

{% if extend is true %}
    {% extends 'WelcomePageBundle:Default:welcome_page.html.twig' %}
{% endif %}

It doesn't work. Why?

Error:

The test "false" does not exist in FOSUserBundle:ChangePassword:changePassword.html.twig at line 1

Cyrillus

Answer 1

It has to be either {% if extend %} — because extend is already a boolean — or {% if extend == true %}. is is used for tests; not for comparison.

Distill

ofc i tried but the result is: An exception has been thrown during the compilation of a template ("Node "1" does not exist for Node "Twig_Node" – Cyrillus

The error you're getting is not related to the question; you're getting it for other reasons. See Conditional Inheritance for insights. – Distill

hm... ah ok will try do it somehow else .. and can you please check on this: i am ultra desperate here :/ #15075330 thx! – Cyrillus

watch out as well because 'true' has to be in lowercase (i.e. inProduction == True will fail) – Hypersonic

Answer 2

You need to use empty test:

Test empty checks if a variable is empty (null, false, empty array, or empty string).

{% if extend is not empty %}
    ...
{% endif %}

Take a look at the list of available tests as well as logic operators from the official Twig documentation.

Choreographer