Angularjs ng-show directive interprets "N" and "NO" as false values

Question

The angularjs ng-show directive seems to interpret N and NO values ​​as falsification values.

In my angular app, I show country-specific data using the following <div ng-show="countryCode">some code</div> I was surprised to realize that the data related to Norway was not shown. And this is because the Norwegian country code is "NO", which is considered a false value !!

I do not know if this is a design choice. but if so, how do you deal with such problems?

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Thank you in advance

Answer 1

Use ng-show="!!countryCode" to force the behavior you want.

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From reading code, the behavior looks by design. However, the documentation says:

if the expression is true, then the element is displayed or hidden accordingly

which is only true if angular developers use truthy to mean something other than its value in javascript.