Check if the there is no records found

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In the controller @properties = Property.paginate :page => params[:page], :order => 'created_at DESC'

in the view I have tried <% if !$properties.blank? %> <%= render :partial => "show_properties_list" %> <%else%> <h3>no records found</h3> <%end%> but it did not work also, I have tried empty? and not {}

all of them did not work

could someone tell me what I am doing wrong

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You might want to change the dollar sign to an @   <% if !@properties.blank? %>

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Hey Mohammed,

You’ve used a $ sigil instead of @

Also, to maybe help it read better, don’t use the ! (not) and then you can change the contents of the if, else parts.

As a developer, that reads better. More intuitive. Just my opinion.

<% if @properties.blank? %>

no records found

<%else%>

<%= render :partial => “show_properties_list” %> <%end%>

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personally, I find   @properties.present? to be more readable than   !@properties.blank?