Yes, the ternary operator can be nested, meaning that one or both expressions of a ternary operator can be another ternary operator. This is known as a nested ternary operator.
For example, consider the following code snippet:
int a = 10, b = 20, c = 30;
int max = (a > b) ? ((a > c) ? a : c) : ((b > c) ? b : c);
In this example, we have three integer variables a, b, and c, and we want to find the maximum value among them using a nested ternary operator.
The outer ternary operator checks if a is greater than b. If it is true, then the nested ternary operator (a > c) ? a : c is evaluated. This nested ternary operator checks if a is greater than c, and returns a if true, otherwise returns c.
If the condition (a > b) in the outer ternary operator is false, then the nested ternary operator (b > c) ? b : c is evaluated, which checks if b is greater than c, and returns b if true, otherwise returns c.
Finally, the value of the maximum variable is assigned to max.
Note that while nesting ternary operators can make the code more concise, it can also make it harder to read and understand, especially for complex conditions.
