Certainly! The issue here is likely due to Blade component tags not being parsed when used directly inside Blade control structures like @if/@else. When you use <x-slider>, Blade expects matching component/parsing behavior outside of control directives for proper rendering.
Best Solution: Assign the wrapper tag to a variable, then use it only once. Alternatively, you can use Blade's @component directive, or just separate the blocks clearly.
Here's the most maintainable approach using two separate conditional blocks:
@if($display === 'slider')
<x-slider>
@foreach($items as $item)
<article>{{ $item->title }}</article>
@endforeach
</x-slider>
@else
<div class="grid grid-cols-4 gap-4">
@foreach($items as $item)
<article>{{ $item->title }}</article>
@endforeach
</div>
@endif
Explanation:
- If you need to conditionally use Blade components, it's best to repeat the whole block for each case, so Blade can properly parse the component syntax and slot contents.
- The reason your original code only renders an empty string for the grid case, is that Blade does not allow opening a component in one conditional and closing it in another—it relies on static parsing of the component tags.
Tip:
If your loop body is large and you don't want to duplicate code, consider extracting the <article> part into a separate component or use Blade includes:
{{-- resources/views/components/item-article.blade.php --}}
<article>{{ $item->title }}</article>
Then your main file becomes:
@if($display === 'slider')
<x-slider>
@foreach($items as $item)
<x-item-article :item="$item" />
@endforeach
</x-slider>
@else
<div class="grid grid-cols-4 gap-4">
@foreach($items as $item)
<x-item-article :item="$item" />
@endforeach
</div>
@endif
Summary:
Move the opening and closing tags for the grid or slider wrapper inside the @if...@else blocks to let Blade parse them correctly!