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The Show component provides a clean, declarative way to conditionally render content in React, with built-in support for fallback UI and multiple rendering patterns.

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When to Use

  • Conditionally render components based on a value
  • Display different UI for truthy vs falsy states
  • Show loading or empty states elegantly
  • Avoid ternary operator chains in JSX
  • Pass resolved values to child render functions

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Basic Usage

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function UserGreeting({ user }) {
  return (
    <Show when={user} fallback={<div>Please log in</div>}>
      {(user) => <div>Welcome, {user.name}!</div>}
    </Show>
  );
}

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Component API

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Show.Root

The root component that manages conditional rendering.
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when
TWhen | false | null | undefined
Condition to evaluate. If truthy, renders children; if falsy, renders fallback. Not used with control="content"
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children
React.ReactNode | ((value: TWhen) => React.ReactNode)
required
Content to render when condition is true. Can be a render function receiving the resolved value
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fallback
React.ReactNode
Content to render when condition is false
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control
'root' | 'content'
default:"root"
  • 'root': Use when prop to control rendering
  • 'content': Use Show.Content children with individual when props

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Show.Content

Defines conditional content within a content-controlled Show.
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when
TWhen | false | null | undefined
required
Condition for this content block
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children
React.ReactNode | ((value: TWhen) => React.ReactNode)
required
Content to render. Can be a render function receiving the resolved value

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Show.Fallback / Show.Otherwise

Defines fallback content when no conditions match.
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children
React.ReactNode
required
Fallback content to display
Show.Otherwise is an alias for Show.Fallback.

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Examples

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Authentication State

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function Header({ user }) {
  return (
    <header>
      <Show when={user} fallback={<LoginButton />}>
        {(user) => (
          <div className="user-menu">
            <img src={user.avatar} alt={user.name} />
            <span>{user.name}</span>
            <LogoutButton />
          </div>
        )}
      </Show>
    </header>
  );
}

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Loading States

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function DataFetcher({ data, isLoading, error }) {
  return (
    <Show.Root control="content">
      <Show.Content when={isLoading}>
        <div className="spinner">Loading...</div>
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Content when={error}>
        {(error) => (
          <div className="error">
            <h3>Error occurred</h3>
            <p>{error.message}</p>
          </div>
        )}
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Content when={data}>
        {(data) => (
          <div className="data">
            <pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>
          </div>
        )}
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Fallback>
        <div className="empty">No data to display</div>
      </Show.Fallback>
    </Show.Root>
  );
}

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Permission-Based Rendering

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function AdminPanel({ user }) {
  const isAdmin = user?.role === 'admin';

  return (
    <Show
      when={isAdmin}
      fallback={
        <div className="access-denied">
          <h2>Access Denied</h2>
          <p>You need administrator privileges</p>
        </div>
      }
    >
      <div className="admin-panel">
        <h1>Admin Dashboard</h1>
        <AdminControls />
      </div>
    </Show>
  );
}

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Nested Conditions

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function Profile({ user }) {
  return (
    <Show when={user}>
      {(user) => (
        <div>
          <h1>{user.name}</h1>
          <Show when={user.isPremium} fallback={<UpgradeButton />}>
            <PremiumBadge />
            <PremiumFeatures />
          </Show>
        </div>
      )}
    </Show>
  );
}

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Form Validation Messages

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function FormField({ error, value }) {
  return (
    <div className="form-field">
      <input type="text" value={value} />
      <Show when={error}>
        {(error) => (
          <span className="error-message">{error.message}</span>
        )}
      </Show>
    </div>
  );
}

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Multiple Fallback Options

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function SearchResults({ query, results, isSearching }) {
  return (
    <Show.Root control="content">
      <Show.Content when={isSearching}>
        <SearchingIndicator />
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Content when={results && results.length > 0}>
        {(results) => (
          <div>
            {results.map((result) => (
              <ResultCard key={result.id} result={result} />
            ))}
          </div>
        )}
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Otherwise>
        <div className="no-results">
          {query ? (
            <p>No results found for "{query}"</p>
          ) : (
            <p>Start typing to search</p>
          )}
        </div>
      </Show.Otherwise>
    </Show.Root>
  );
}

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Comparison to Native Patterns

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Ternary Operator

function UserGreeting({ user }) {
  return (
    <div>
      {user ? (
        <div>Welcome, {user.name}!</div>
      ) : (
        <div>Please log in</div>
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

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&& Operator

function Notification({ message }) {
  return (
    <div>
      {message && <div className="notification">{message}</div>}
    </div>
  );
}

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With Show Component

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function UserGreeting({ user }) {
  return (
    <Show when={user} fallback={<div>Please log in</div>}>
      {(user) => <div>Welcome, {user.name}!</div>}
    </Show>
  );
}

function Notification({ message }) {
  return (
    <Show when={message}>
      {(message) => <div className="notification">{message}</div>}
    </Show>
  );
}

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Common Use Cases

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API Response Handling

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function UserProfile({ userId }) {
  const { data, error, isLoading } = useQuery(`/api/users/${userId}`);

  return (
    <Show.Root control="content">
      <Show.Content when={isLoading}>
        <ProfileSkeleton />
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Content when={error}>
        {(error) => <ErrorDisplay error={error} />}
      </Show.Content>

      <Show.Content when={data}>
        {(data) => <ProfileDisplay user={data} />}
      </Show.Content>
    </Show.Root>
  );
}

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Feature Toggles

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function HomePage({ features }) {
  return (
    <div>
      <HeroSection />

      <Show when={features.newDashboard}>
        <NewDashboard />
      </Show>

      <Show when={features.chatSupport}>
        <ChatWidget />
      </Show>
    </div>
  );
}

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Empty States

import { Show } from "@zayne-labs/ui-react/common/show";

function ItemList({ items }) {
  return (
    <Show
      when={items.length > 0}
      fallback={
        <div className="empty-state">
          <img src="/empty.svg" alt="No items" />
          <h3>No items yet</h3>
          <button>Add your first item</button>
        </div>
      }
    >
      <div className="item-grid">
        {items.map((item) => (
          <ItemCard key={item.id} item={item} />
        ))}
      </div>
    </Show>
  );
}
When using render functions with when, the resolved truthy value is automatically passed to the function, providing type-safe access without null checks.

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