C# Short Hand If...Else
Short Hand If...Else (Ternary Operator)
There is also a short-hand if else, which is known as the ternary operator because it consists of three operands. It can be used to replace multiple lines of code with a single line. It is often used to replace simple if else statements:
Syntax
variable = (condition) ? expressionTrue : expressionFalse;
Instead of writing:
Example
int time = 20;
if (time < 18)
{
Console.WriteLine("Good day.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Good evening.");
}
You can simply write:
Example
int time = 20;
string result = (time < 18) ? "Good day." : "Good evening.";
Console.WriteLine(result);
Exercise?What is this?
Test your skills by answering a few questions about the topics of this page
Drag and drop the correct term to replace the placeholder for the ternary condition.
variable = ( ) ? expressionTrue : expressionFalse;condition
value
expression
comparison
