The ? (conditional) Operator

The ? (Conditional) Operator

The conditonal operator (?) returns one of two values depending on the value of the conditional expression. It works the same as If statement.

Syntax

Conditional expression ? exp1 : exp2

Comparing with if statement:

if(Conditional expression)

exp1

else

exp2

Arguments

• Conditional expression: a boolean expression
• exp1: when the conditional expression is true, this expression will be excuted.
• exp2: when the conditional expression is false, this expression will be excuted.

Examples

1 == 1 ? print(true) : print(false);   // return true

//Comparing with if statement
if(1 == 1)
    print(true);
else
    print(false);
// return true