react render Logical && vs Ternary operator

Question

In the react render() when the value of x equals 1 both the logical && and ternary operator will display Hello and both are syntactically correct. I always used the && when I don't want to show the else part of my condition, but I have come across one code base where most of the places they used ternary operator with null instead of &&. Is there any performance gain or any other advantage of using one method over the other?

return (
    <div>
        <div>{x === 1 && <div>Hello</div>}</div>
        <div>{x === 1 ? <div>Hello</div> : null}</div>
    </div>
);

Answer 1

There's no significant performance difference, but because 0 and empty string "" are "falsy" in JavaScript I always opt for the ternary operator so the next person to edit my code knows my exact intention.

Example:

const count: number | null = 0;
const firstName: number | null = "";

return (
    <div>
        {/* Was this a bug or is `0` really not supposed to render??
          * This will just render "0". */}
        <div>{count && <>The count is {count}</>}</div>

        {/* Okay got it, there's a difference between `null` and `number` */}
        <div>
          {count == null ? <>No count at all</> : <>Count of {count}</>}
        </div>

        {/* Was this a bug too or is `""` supposed to render nothing?
          * This will just render an empty string. */}
        <div>{firstName && <>My name is {firstName}</>}</div>

        {/* Okay now I see `null` / `undefined` vs. a string */}
        <div>
          {firstName == null ? <>No name</> : <>This *will* render {firstName}</>}
        </div>
    </div>
);