hugo/content/en/functions/go-template/else.md

---
title: else
description: Begins an alternate block for if, with, and range statements.
categories: []
keywords: []
action:
  aliases: []
  related:
    - functions/go-template/if
    - functions/go-template/range
    - functions/go-template/with
    - functions/go-template/end
  returnType:
  signatures: [else VALUE]
---

Use with the [`if`] statement:

```go-html-template
{{ $var := "foo" }}
{{ if $var }}
  {{ $var }} → foo
{{ else }}
  {{ print "var is falsy" }}
{{ end }}
```

Use with the [`with`] statement:

```go-html-template
{{ $var := "foo" }}
{{ with $var }}
  {{ . }} → foo
{{ else }}
  {{ print "var is falsy" }}
{{ end }}
```

Use with the [`range`] statement:

```go-html-template
{{ $var := slice 1 2 3 }}
{{ range $var }}
  {{ . }} → 1 2 3 
{{ else }}
  {{ print "var is falsy" }}
{{ end }}
```

Use `else if` to check multiple conditions.

```go-html-template
{{ $var := 12 }}
{{ if eq $var 6 }}
  {{ print "var is 6" }}
{{ else if eq $var 7 }}
  {{ print "var is 7" }}
{{ else if eq $var 42 }}
  {{ print "var is 42" }}
{{ else }}
  {{ print "var is something else" }}
{{ end }}
```

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[`if`]: /functions/go-template/if
[`with`]: /functions/go-template/with
[`range`]: /functions/go-template/range