One-line condition with ternary operator.md

Quite = absolutamente often = a menudo quiet often = con frecuencia

most used to assign different values to a variable depending on a certain condition.

it provides a compact way to express simple [[Conditional statement]]. instead of writing lengthy if - else constructs for basic conditions

what is the ternary operator?

operator which evaluates a condition and chooses one of tow cases to execute.

int a = ...;
int b = ...;
int max = ...;
if (a > b) {
max = a; 
} else {
max = b; 
}

int max = a > b ? a : b;

result = condition ? trueCase : elseCase;

int num = ...; // it's initialized by a value 
System.out.println(num % 2 == 0 ? "even" : "odd");

Note: Java allows us to nest one ternary operator into another one, but it can be less readable than the corresponding conditional statement. If you do this, be careful.

**If else if **

int a = ...; // it's initialized by a value
int b = ...; // it's initialized by a value
String result = a == b ? "equal" :
				a > b ? "more" : "less";