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C# C# Objects Encapsulation and Arrays Ternary If

Posted by chanjong kim
chanjong kim
2,315 Points

dont know why it needs boolean expresion

I am stuck here. what is an answer?

CodeChallenge.cs 
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;

  (value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,939 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,939 Points

The entire ternary is an expression, so it would not normally contain assignment statements, though it's common for it to be used in one.

A typical use of a ternary might have a structure like this:

somevariable = conditional_expression ? value_if_true : value_if_false;