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Ternary Operator

The ternary operator is a powerful tool that often used to make quick decisions in your code and can greatly improve code readability when used appropriately.

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condition ? expression_if_true : expression_if_false;

The condition is evaluated. If the condition is true, the expression before the ? is executed, otherwise, the expression after the : is executed.

The ternary operator is essentially just an alternative to the if-else statement, providing the code readability and convenience.

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if_else

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int variable; if (condition) { variable = 25; } else { variable = 10; }

As you can see it using ternary operator can save code space and improve readability and efficiency. However, it is important to save a balance and maintain code maintainability and understandability.

Ternary operators can also be nested to handle more complex conditions. But don't fall into a pitfall full of ternary operatorsю

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std::string eligibility = age < 18 ? "Too young" : (isStudent ? (hasJob ? "Eligible for student discount" : "Eligible for student perks") : (hasJob ? "Eligible for job-related benefits" : "Not eligible"));

It's really hard to understand what is going on. So it is better to limit yourself to a single ternary operator, with a maximum of one level of nesting at any given time.

Task

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  1. Find the largest value of variables x, y and z using nested ternary operators.
  2. Output it in the console.

Solution

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Ternary Operator

The ternary operator is a powerful tool that often used to make quick decisions in your code and can greatly improve code readability when used appropriately.

h

ternary

copy
1
condition ? expression_if_true : expression_if_false;

The condition is evaluated. If the condition is true, the expression before the ? is executed, otherwise, the expression after the : is executed.

The ternary operator is essentially just an alternative to the if-else statement, providing the code readability and convenience.

h

if_else

h

ternary

copy
123456789
int variable; if (condition) { variable = 25; } else { variable = 10; }

As you can see it using ternary operator can save code space and improve readability and efficiency. However, it is important to save a balance and maintain code maintainability and understandability.

Ternary operators can also be nested to handle more complex conditions. But don't fall into a pitfall full of ternary operatorsю

h

nested_ternary

copy
12345678910
std::string eligibility = age < 18 ? "Too young" : (isStudent ? (hasJob ? "Eligible for student discount" : "Eligible for student perks") : (hasJob ? "Eligible for job-related benefits" : "Not eligible"));

It's really hard to understand what is going on. So it is better to limit yourself to a single ternary operator, with a maximum of one level of nesting at any given time.

Task

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  1. Find the largest value of variables x, y and z using nested ternary operators.
  2. Output it in the console.

Solution

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