The ternary operator ? is a way of shortening an if-else clause, and is also called an immediate-if statement in other languages (IIf(condition,true-clause,false-clause) in VB, for example).
What is the ?: (question mark and colon operator aka. conditional or "ternary") operator and how can I use it?
The ternary operator can be used in places where the if..else construct can't, for example in return statements, and as function arguments. The same could be achieved without ternary use, but results in longer code and larger executables.
The ternary operator is a syntactic and readability convenience, not a performance shortcut. People are split on the merits of it for conditionals of varying complexity, but for short conditions, it can be useful to have a one-line expression. Moreover, since it's an expression, as Charlie Martin wrote, that means it can appear on the right-hand side of a statement in C. This is valuable for ...
Which ternary operator are you talking about? A ternary operator is any operator that takes three arguments. If you're talking about the ? : operator, this is called the conditional operator. I can't live without it anymore, personally. If - else statements look so messy to me, especially when doing a conditional assignment. Some complain that it looks messy, but it is still possible ...
Please demonstrate how the ternary operator works with a regular if/else block. Example: Boolean isValueBig = value > 100 ? true : false; Exact Duplicate: How do I use the ternary operator?
The ternary operator is a concise way to write simple conditional expressions in a single line. It can be particularly useful when assigning values or constructing expressions based on conditions.