20110326

a jQuery templates tip: checking for optional fields

One tip regarding the templates

“Comments for this page are closed.” for some reason, so here:
When rendering an optional numerical field, the safest way to check on its existence is:
{{if typeof $item.data.optional_field == "number"}}...{{/if}}
(for other types, change the right side of the == accordingly)

The main problem with the way described in the doc is possible accidental name collision of the field's name with some other variable in the scope.

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