Template adds additional element with x-if

[xorock]

Hi.

<div
      x-data="{
        open: true
      }"
    >
      <template x-if="open" x-for="i in 2">
        <section>aaa</section>
      </template>
    </div>

Result

aaa
aaa
aaa

Expected result (valid when x-if="open" is removed)

aaa
aaa

If the element contains x-if="open" then the elements are repeated 3 times, some empty element without access to e.g. the index is added. When this is removed, the element duplicates correctly 2 times.

[ekwoka]

x-if and x-for are separate things.

They are both cloning the template, so of course it will do 3.

[xorock]

Ok, so I have to move condition directly to x-for, <template x-for="i in open ? 2: 0">.
I must admit that this is a surprise and rather unexpected in templates. But thank You for the clarification.

[ekwoka]

that's the best way for sure.