How can I use "*ngIf else"?

Angular 4 and 5:

Using else:

<div *ngIf="isValid;else other_content">
    content here ...
</div>

<ng-template #other_content>other content here...</ng-template>

You can also use then else:

<div *ngIf="isValid;then content else other_content">here is ignored</div>
<ng-template #content>content here...</ng-template>
<ng-template #other_content>other content here...</ng-template>

Or then alone:

<div *ngIf="isValid;then content"></div>
<ng-template #content>content here...</ng-template>

Demo:

Plunker

Details:

<ng-template>: is Angular’s own implementation of the <template> tag which is according to MDN:

The HTML <template> element is a mechanism for holding client-side content that is not to be rendered when a page is loaded but may subsequently be instantiated during runtime using JavaScript.

In Angular 4.x.x

You can use ngIf in four ways to achieve a simple if-else procedure:

1. Just use If

   <div *ngIf="isValid">
       If isValid is true
   </div>
   

2. Using If with Else (please notice to templateName)

   <div *ngIf="isValid; else templateName">
       If isValid is true
   </div>
   
   <ng-template #templateName>
       If isValid is false
   </ng-template>
   

3. Using If with Then (please notice to templateName)

   <div *ngIf="isValid; then templateName">
       Here is never showing
   </div>
   
   <ng-template #templateName>
       If isValid is true
   </ng-template>
   

4. Using If with Then and Else

   <div *ngIf="isValid; then thenTemplateName else elseTemplateName">
       Here is never showing
   </div>
   
   <ng-template #thenTemplateName>
       If isValid is true
   </ng-template>
   
   <ng-template #elseTemplateName>
       If isValid is false
   </ng-template>
   

Tip: ngIf evaluates the expression and then renders the then or else template in its place when the expression is truthy or falsy respectively.

Typically the:

• then template is the inline template of ngIf unless bound to a different value.
• else template is blank unless it is bound.

For Angular 9/8

Source Link with Examples

    export class AppComponent {
      isDone = true;
    }

1) *ngIf

    <div *ngIf="isDone">
      It's Done!
    </div>

    <!-- Negation operator-->
    <div *ngIf="!isDone">
      It's Not Done!
    </div>

2) *ngIf and Else

    <ng-container *ngIf="isDone; else elseNotDone">
      It's Done!
    </ng-container>

    <ng-template #elseNotDone>
      It's Not Done!
    </ng-template>

3) *ngIf, Then and Else

    <ng-container *ngIf="isDone;  then iAmDone; else iAmNotDone">
    </ng-container>

    <ng-template #iAmDone>
      It's Done!
    </ng-template>

    <ng-template #iAmNotDone>
      It's Not Done!
    </ng-template>