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Ruaridhi O'Scanlain
4,560 Pointsisnt this right, asking if ive included the bool expression but think i have?
isnt this right, asking if ive included the bool expression but think i have?
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
(value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
1 Answer

Daniel Turato
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 30,124 PointsThe result of ternary returns a value, so just need to assign red/green to textColor like so:
textColor = value < 0 ? "red" : "green";