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3,177 Pointswhat's wrong?
the error says "did you include Boolean expression" (value<0) is Boolean, isn't it? Thanks.
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
(value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsThe problem is that you shouldn't assign anything within the result of the Ternary If, the result should just be a pure value, when the Ternary If is evaluated it returns one of the values, so instead of setting the textColor within the Ternary If you should set the textColor to the result of the Ternary If like this:
textColor = (value < 0) ? "red" : "green"; // if true "red" is returned, if false "green" is returned
hankamamut
3,177 PointsThanks!