var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);
myApp.controller('MainCtrl', ['$scope', function ($scope) {
$scope.main = {};
// No data
$scope.main.test1 = [];
// We have data!
$scope.main.test2 = [{
"some": "data"
}];
}]);
<div ng-app="myApp">
<div ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<p>Test 1: {{ main.test1.length > 0 && 'My data' || 'No data' }}</p>
<p>Test 2: {{ main.test2.length > 0 && 'My data' || 'No data' }}</p>
</div>
</div>