Ternary Operators in under 200 words!

Have you ever wanted to write an if-else statement in one line?
Welcome to Ternary Operators! The basic format of a Ternary Operator follows the pseudo code below :

(conditional) ? true-value : false-value

This simple concept allows a user to pass a conditional and replace that line of code with either the true or false value. This can either return a function or even a value if needed.
For example :

x = (conditional) ? true-value : false-value

This will set the value of x to either the true value if the conditional is true and vice versa if the conditional is false.

In each language, ternary operators have slightly different syntax in relation to the ? and : but let's review what the syntax looks like in both Python and Java below:

Python Implementation

x = 'hello' if val < 4 else 'goodbye'

Java Implementation

String x = (val < 4) ? "hello" : "goodbye";

Now go out there and start using Ternary Operators where you see fit! If you are unaware whether your language of choice uses them, please check out this list!