?: (conditional)

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Examples

int s = 0;

for(int i = 5; i < 100; i += 5) {

  s = (i < 50) ? 0 : 255;

  stroke(s);

  line(30, i, 80, i);

}

Description

A shortcut for writing an if and else structure. If the condition evaluates to true, expression1 is evaluated and returned. If the condition evaluates to false, expression2 is evaluated and returned.

The following conditional:

result = condition ? expression1 : expression2

is equivalent to this structure:

if (condition) {


  result = expression1 


} else { 


  result = expression2 


}

Syntax

condition ? expression1 : expression2

Parameters

condition	any valid expression which evaluates to true or false
expression1	any valid expression
expression2	any valid expression

Returns

Variable, dependent on the datatype of the expressions

Usage

Web & Application

if()
else()

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?: (conditional)

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