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Ethan Moffat
Ethan Moffat
184 Points
Posted by Ethan Moffat
Ethan Moffat
184 Points

How can I display different code if my posts table is empty?

I am here because I am trying to display my blog data on the landing page however, I just cleared the testing and now it gives me a NoMethodError. Obviously it's cause the posts table is empty.

I am curious if there is anyway to display static code when the database table is empty.

Ethan Moffat
Ethan Moffat
184 Points
Ethan Moffat
Ethan Moffat
184 Points

Nevermind, I ended up just doing a simple if statement to check if the database table is empty by doing 

    <%= if Post.any? %>
          #when table in not empty
   <% else %>
          # Static code
   <% end %>

Hope this helps others in the future!