Welcome to the Treehouse Community
The Treehouse Community is a meeting place for developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels to get support. Collaborate here on code errors or bugs that you need feedback on, or asking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project. Join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today. (Note: Only Treehouse students can comment or ask questions, but non-students are welcome to browse our conversations.)
Looking to learn something new?
Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and a supportive community. Start your free trial today.
Benson Gathee
Courses Plus Student 1,280 PointsHey, what's wrong with my code?
Hey, what's wrong with my code?
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
value < 0 ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
1 Answer
Steven Parker
215,372 PointsThe ternary isn't intended to control statement execution. So instead of putting assignment statements inside it, use it to determine the value for an assignment. The typical usage would look something like this:
variable = (conditional expression) ? value_if_true : value_if_false;
Benson Gathee
Courses Plus Student 1,280 PointstextColor = value < 0 ? "red" : "green";
In this case, it should be this,
Thank you
ivangalayko
1,128 Pointsivangalayko
1,128 Pointsinstead of making textcolor = null, make it undefined string textColor;