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Start your free trialRamone Robertson
2,348 PointsTernary Staement
I have to use a ternary statement to initialize the textColor variable to a string using a boolean expression. I have never really used ternary statements before so I do not know what I am doing wrong.
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
return (value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
1 Answer
Shadab Khan
5,470 PointsHi Ramone, Try this.
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
textColor = (value < 0) ? "red" : "green";
Remember, you only use the 'return' keyword in context of functions i.e. when you're returning some result from a function. I hope that makes it clear for you.
Ramone Robertson
2,348 PointsRamone Robertson
2,348 PointsThank you Shadab! That actually makes sense to me. I was trying to use it the way they showed it in the video.