How v-if and v-else Work in Vue

Vue templating comes with all sorts of easy shortcuts to implement advanced functionality. One set of these is v-for and v-if. These statements can be added to HTML tags to make your page more dynamic. Let's look at how they work.

How v-if Works in Vue

v-if is essentially an if statement for your Vue. If the statement within it is true, then the HTML tag will display. Otherwise, it won't. For example, let's say we had the following Vue file: