How to use reusable template in if statement

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Hi,

I got following reusable template:

{% macro in_car() %}
    {% set device = "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (MY_CAR)" %}
    {{ device in (state_attr('sensor.phone_bluetooth_connection', 'connected_paired_devices') | list) }}
{% endmacro %}

Which works great in the development tools section:

          {% from 'bt_auto.jinja' import in_car %}
          {{ in_car() }}

This returns:

Resulttype: boolean
false

However, when I try to use this in an if-else statement, it always executes the ‘True’ branch

          {% from 'bt_auto.jinja' import in_car %}
          {% if in_car() %}        
          Connected
          {% endif %}

Resultaattype: string
Connected

How should I make the reusable templates work in if-else statements ?

Thx in advance !

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          {% from 'bt_auto.jinja' import in_car %}
          {% if in_car() | bool %}        
          Connected
          {% endif %}

Macros return string values.

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Thanks @123, I did not find that in the documentation (or I missed it).
Applied your changes, thx again for the help !

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