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C# C# Objects Encapsulation and Arrays Ternary If

Jamie Wyton
Jamie Wyton
3,011 Points
Posted by Jamie Wyton
Jamie Wyton
3,011 Points

help please

I keep getting - Did you include the boolean expression to evaluate?

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

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

2 Answers

Jon Wood
Jon Wood
9,884 Points
Jon Wood
Jon Wood
9,884 Points

You're almost there! It looks like you're just assigning to the textColor variable within the ternary statement. Try something like this: string textColor = value < 0 ? "insert color" : "insert other color";

Caleb Mortensen
Caleb Mortensen
15,446 Points
Caleb Mortensen
Caleb Mortensen
15,446 Points

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