Posted by Jochem Maas on 01/21/05 14:19

Ben Edwards wrote:
> I seem to remember seing someone use a abreaviated form of a
> if/them/else of the type that can be used in java.
>
> It was something like
>
> if ( a=b ) ? a=1 ; a=2;

I called it the 'tertiary' syntax which is not correct:

to quote a page I found: "
that the book refers to a "tertiary" operator, instead of a "ternary"
operator. Of course, "tertiary" means third. "Ternary" means having
three parts and is the correct way to describe the ?: operator.
Alternatively, this operator could be described as "trinary".
"

>
> Anybody know what the correct syntax is?
>
> Ben

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