freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/render-with-an-if-else-condition.md

---
id: 5a24c314108439a4d4036184
title: Render with an If-Else Condition
challengeType: 6
forumTopicId: 301410
dashedName: render-with-an-if-else-condition
---

# --description--

Another application of using JavaScript to control your rendered view is to tie the elements that are rendered to a condition. When the condition is true, one view renders. When it's false, it's a different view. You can do this with a standard `if/else` statement in the `render()` method of a React component.

# --instructions--

MyComponent contains a `boolean` in its state which tracks whether you want to display some element in the UI or not. The `button` toggles the state of this value. Currently, it renders the same UI every time. Rewrite the `render()` method with an `if/else` statement so that if `display` is `true`, you return the current markup. Otherwise, return the markup without the `h1` element.

**Note:** You must write an `if/else` to pass the tests. Use of the ternary operator will not pass here.

# --hints--

`MyComponent` should exist and render.

```js
assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent));
    return mockedComponent.find('MyComponent').length === 1;
  })()
);
```

When `display` is set to `true`, a `div`, `button`, and `h1` should render.

```js
async () => {
  const waitForIt = (fn) =>
    new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250));
  const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent));
  const state_1 = () => {
    mockedComponent.setState({ display: true });
    return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent);
  };
  const updated = await state_1();
  assert(
    mockedComponent.find('div').length === 1 &&
      mockedComponent.find('div').children().length === 2 &&
      mockedComponent.find('button').length === 1 &&
      mockedComponent.find('h1').length === 1
  );
};
```

When `display` is set to `false`, only a `div` and `button` should render.

```js
async () => {
  const waitForIt = (fn) =>
    new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250));
  const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent));
  const state_1 = () => {
    mockedComponent.setState({ display: false });
    return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent);
  };
  const updated = await state_1();
  assert(
    mockedComponent.find('div').length === 1 &&
      mockedComponent.find('div').children().length === 1 &&
      mockedComponent.find('button').length === 1 &&
      mockedComponent.find('h1').length === 0
  );
};
```

The render method should use an `if/else` statement to check the condition of `this.state.display`.

```js
(getUserInput) =>
  assert(
    getUserInput('index').includes('if') &&
      getUserInput('index').includes('else')
  );
```

# --seed--

## --after-user-code--

```jsx
ReactDOM.render(<MyComponent />, document.getElementById('root'))
```

## --seed-contents--

```jsx
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      display: true
    }
    this.toggleDisplay = this.toggleDisplay.bind(this);
  }
  toggleDisplay() {
    this.setState((state) => ({
      display: !state.display
    }));
  }
  render() {
    // Change code below this line

    return (
       <div>
         <button onClick={this.toggleDisplay}>Toggle Display</button>
         <h1>Displayed!</h1>
       </div>
    );
  }
};
```

# --solutions--

```jsx
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      display: true
    }
 this.toggleDisplay = this.toggleDisplay.bind(this);
 }
  toggleDisplay() {
    this.setState((state) => ({
      display: !state.display
    }));
  }
  render() {
    // Change code below this line
    if (this.state.display) {
      return (
         <div>
           <button onClick={this.toggleDisplay}>Toggle Display</button>
           <h1>Displayed!</h1>
         </div>
      );
    } else {
      return (
        <div>
           <button onClick={this.toggleDisplay}>Toggle Display</button>
         </div>
      );
    }
  }
};
```