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Start your free trialTristan Kasinger
919 PointsTernary If help
Can someone explain to me what is wrong with my Ternary If statement?
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
return (value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,271 PointsFirst, return can only be used inside a function.
There's no function in this challenge, so you can't have return. Then, you should make the assignment using the result of the ternary instead of embedding assignments inside it. Use the ternary to choose which value to assign.
textColor = (value < 0) ? "red" : "green";
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointstry moving the ternary out of the return and just set the variable in the body, then return it