(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I thought I would post a thread explaining what ternary operators really are.

Ternary operators are really just a bit of a shortcut.

For example, if I wanted to assign a value of "True" to a string that checked if an int was less than 10 and "False" to to a string that checked if the same int was greater than 10, I could write this.

    



int myInt = 5;

string isLessThan10 = null;



if( myInt < 10 )

isLessThan10 = "True";

else

isLessThan10 = "False";

This is how it would look using a ternary operator:

    



int myInt = 5;



string isLessThan10 = (myInt < 10) ? "True" : "False";

Let's step through this. The compiler first looks at the boolean value (myInt < 10) and evaluates it. If it's true, it reads the first expression (in this case "True"). If it's false, it reads the second expression (in this case "False").

Does it make a performance difference?

I don't think so, because the compiler is still evaluating two cases either way. It might make a slight difference, but nothing very noticeable. It's just an easier way of writing it :p.

Here's a sample program I made to further your understanding

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Thanks,
Ro

Nice little tutorial, Ro! Hope to see more!

I always forget about using ternary operators lol.