Ilya Sikharulidze
Pro Student 1,071 PointsI can't seem to figure out whats wrong with my code
Use a ternary if statement instead of an if/else statement to initialize the textColor variable to the string value "red" if the value variable is less than "0", otherwise initialize the textColor variable to the string value "green". I don't understand what have I done wrong, can someone please help me
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
(value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
3 Answers
Steven Parker
177,482 PointsThe entire ternary expression should be on on the right side of the assignment, but it should not contain assignments. A typical usage syntax would look like this:
variable = test_expression ? true_value : false_value;
Ilya Sikharulidze
Pro Student 1,071 Pointsint value = -1; string textColor = null; textColor = (value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
This code doesn't work as well, what is wrong here?
Ilya Sikharulidze
Pro Student 1,071 PointsThank you! Now I understand!
Steven Parker
177,482 PointsIlya Sikharulidze — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!
Steven Parker
177,482 PointsSteven Parker
177,482 PointsThere should only be one assignment:
textColor = (value < 0) ? "red" : "green";