You can use an if statement in blade and check if it is set to hide or show

@if (count($records) === 1)
   I have one record!
@elseif (count($records) > 1)
   I have multiple records!
@else
  I don't have any records!
 @endif

Oh, I think you got me wrong.

I don't want to hide it if there are no records but only if a particular action is calling a view.

At the moment I'm doing something like:

View::make('view')->withHideVar(true);

And then in the view:

@if ($hide_var !== true) ....

But I'm unsure if that's the best way.

Yes you can pass a variable and check its condition, if it meets (or doesn't meet) the condition then what you put between the if statement will happen.

you could also use

@if (isset(withHideVar)

That way it will just see if that variable has been set and you can send it through only when you need to.

Hi, thanks. Yes, I know.

My question is based more on the architectural view whether it's right or wrong to pass a variable to the view in that particular case. Or if there is a better way to make it. It would be nice if the controller wouldn't have to care about hiding things in a view.