False render? predicate should return empty string (#563)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.8.1] 2024-04-19
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Rendering a component with a false `render?` predicate should return an empty String rather than `nil`.
+
 ## [1.8.0] 2024-04-19
 
 ### Changed

lib/phlex/sgml.rb

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def __final_call__(buffer = +"", context: Phlex::Context.new, view_context: nil,
 
 			block ||= @_content_block
 
-			return unless render?
+			return "" unless render?
 
 			around_template do
 				if block

lib/phlex/version.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Phlex
-	VERSION = "1.8.0"
+	VERSION = "1.8.1"
 end