== : Equality Operator

Summary

Compares two values for equality. Returns true if values are equal, false otherwise.

Syntax

{{operand1 == operand2}}

Operands

Returns

Type: Boolean

true if the operands are equal, false otherwise.

Examples

Basic Comparison

{{5 == 5}}
<!-- Output: true -->

{{5 == 3}}
<!-- Output: false --> 

String Comparison

{{#if model.status == 'active'}}
  <span class="badge-active">Active</span>
{{/if}} 

Data:

doc.Params["model"] = new {
    status = "active"
};

Number Comparison

{{#if model.quantity == 0}}
  <span class="out-of-stock">Out of Stock</span>
{{else}}
  <span>{{model.quantity}} in stock</span>
{{/if}} 

Boolean Comparison

{{#if model.isPremium == true}}
  <span class="premium-badge">Premium Member</span>
{{/if}} 

Multiple Conditions

{{#if model.role == 'admin'}}
  <button>Delete</button>
{{else if model.role == 'editor'}}
  <button>Edit</button>
{{else if model.role == 'viewer'}}
  <button>View</button>
{{/if}} 

With #each

{{#each model.products}}
  {{#if this.category == 'Electronics'}}
    <div class="electronics-product">
      <h3>{{this.name}}</h3>
    </div>
  {{/if}}
{{/each}} 

Precedence

Priority level in expression evaluation: 7 (after comparison operators)

Notes

• String comparisons are case-sensitive: "Hello" == "hello" is false
• null == null returns true
• Comparing null to any non-null value returns false
• Numbers and strings can be compared (automatic type conversion)
• Boolean values: true != false

See Also

• Inequality (!=)
• Greater Than (>)
• Less Than (<)
• #if Helper