Else statement block failed

[kaz]

I have a repeater field hero_items that I use for hero images. If no image is uploaded, an image field (settings_hero_image) from the global settings should be displayed. Unfortunately that does not work. The code for the data is correct. If the parts are single (hero_items or settings_hero_image) the images will be displayed. If no image is uploaded under hero_items, the browser code looks blank. Actually, else should now be displayed.

If images are uploaded, the source code is correct.
What is wrong with my if else query?

 

[flydev]

Check with count($page->hero_items))instead of $page->hero_items as it return the field if it exist, not what's inside.

[bernhard]

To debug such things TracyDebugger is extremely helpful! You could have just dumped $page->hero_items to the debug bar:

bd($page->hero_items)

...and you would have seen what $page->hero_items was and why your if/else did not work ? 

[kaz]

@bernhard Good idea, but: I have tested TracyDebugger, it is too complicated for me.

[kaz]

@flydev ?? unfortunately it did not work

edit: a typing error, I revise: it works!

if ($page->hero_items->count):