The Java shorthand If...Else operator, also known as the ternary operator, is a condensed version of the traditional If...Else statement. It is a shorthand way to write an If...Else statement that evaluates a condition and assigns a value based on that condition.
The ternary operator consists of three parts: the condition to evaluate, the expression to execute if the condition is true, and the expression to execute if the condition is false. The syntax for the ternary operator is as follows:
(condition) ? expression1 : expression2
If the condition evaluates to true, expression1 is executed. Otherwise, expression2 is executed. This operator can be used in place of a traditional If...Else statement when assigning a value to a variable.
Here's an example that demonstrates the use of the ternary operator:
int a = 10;
int b = 20;
int max = (a > b) ? a : b;
In this example, the ternary operator is used to determine the maximum value between a and b. If a is greater than b, a is assigned to max. Otherwise, b is assigned to max. The final value of max is 20, which is the value of b.
