Are there benefits between using inner-text or showing a binding?

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@Antony

Oh interesting… so .default() gives a value if the variable is null… and does it trigger in any other situation, like empty string?

In a repeat including BS tables if a value is null then the value in that column is not refreshed. It's a performance issue. Adding a default so it is forced the refresh. It is Tip 1 in psweb's Tips and Tricks.

Productivity Tips & Tricks

There are many small little things that we as a community have learned along the way that will help all users that have not encountered these oddities as yet. In an effort to assist them and ensure the same or similar questions are asked less often I would like to request that users add their tips and tricks to this post which I will try to keep clean and tidy as it grows.   Tip 1: Use the default('') data formatter when you have a dynamic table with sorting AND/OR paging applied, as your que…