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Benson Gathee
Courses Plus Student 1,280 PointsHey, what's wrong with my code?
Hey, what's wrong with my code?
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
value < 0 ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsThe ternary isn't intended to control statement execution. So instead of putting assignment statements inside it, use it to determine the value for an assignment. The typical usage would look something like this:
variable = (conditional expression) ? value_if_true : value_if_false;
Benson Gathee
Courses Plus Student 1,280 PointstextColor = value < 0 ? "red" : "green";
In this case, it should be this,
Thank you
ivangalayko
1,213 Pointsivangalayko
1,213 Pointsinstead of making textcolor = null, make it undefined string textColor;