On Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:59:28 +0100, Sönke Ludwig wrote:

The best you can probably do is to use a function or an include: 

- void tableContent()
   tr
     th ...

- if (condition)
   table(...)
     - tableContent();
- else
   table(...)
     - tableContent();

Or using include table-content with a table-content.dt template.

Thank you. Apologies: in the end I didn't use such a table for other reasons.

However, it occurs to me that in a way, what is needed is endif in abstract, something that is at the same level of indentation as the if so it closes it, and yet renders to nothing. So maybe a comment will do! 

    - if( condition)
        table(...)
    - else
        table(....)
    //- endif
        tr
            th .....

Haven't tried this, but if it works it might be a useful technique now and again with embedded control structures.