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C# C# Objects Encapsulation and Arrays Ternary If

Sadettin Senberber
Sadettin Senberber
974 Points
Posted by Sadettin Senberber
Sadettin Senberber
974 Points

How can I add the boolean expression in this code?

In this instance should I write "public bool(xx xxx)" expression or like "bool a = true" expression. What I suppose to do? Thank you.

CodeChallenge.cs 
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;


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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

The instructions say to " Use a ternary if statement instead of an if/else statement to initialize the textColor variable". You won't need to add a new boolean expression, though you'll probably want to re-use the one that was originally in the "if" statement.

You also won't need a "return", those are only valid inside functions anyway.

Without providing an explicit spoiler, an assignment using a ternary might have this basic structure:

variable = (expression) ? true-value : false-value;