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-`if-else` statements don't work inside JSX, since JSX is really just sugar for functions:
+`if-else` statements don't work inside JSX. This is because JSX is just syntactic sugar for function calls and object construction. Take this basic example:
```js
/** @jsx React.DOM */
-// this
+// This JSX:
React.renderComponent(
Hello World!
, mountNode);
-// is the same as this
+
+// Is transformed to this JS:
React.renderComponent(React.DOM.div({id:"msg"}, "Hello World!"), mountNode);
```
-Which means `Hello World!
` doesn't make sense, as (if it worked) it would be compiled down to something like this `React.DOM.div({id: if (true){ 'msg' }}, "Hello World!")`, which isn't valid JS.
+This means that `if` statements don't fit in. Take this example:
+
+```js
+/** @jsx React.DOM */
+
+// This JSX:
+Hello World!
+
+// Is transformed to this JS:
+React.DOM.div({id: if (condition) { 'msg' }}, "Hello World!");
+```
-What you're searching for is ternary expression:
+That's not valid JS. You probably want to make use of a ternary expression:
```js
/** @jsx React.DOM */
-React.renderComponent(Hello World!
, mountNode);
+React.renderComponent(Hello World!
, mountNode);
```
-Try the [JSX compiler](/react/jsx-compiler.html).
+Try using it today with the [JSX compiler](/react/jsx-compiler.html).