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C# C# Objects Encapsulation and Arrays Ternary If

Travis John Villanueva
Travis John Villanueva
5,052 Points
Posted by Travis John Villanueva
Travis John Villanueva
5,052 Points

ternary if (initialise)

Hi,

I can't seem to understand the question.

Whats wrong with this simple code?

CodeChallenge.cs 
int value = -1;
string textColor = (value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";

1 Answer

Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points

You need to remove the assignment to the variable textColor inside of the clauses for your ternary operator. Just list the value which is to be set. 

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