{"id":9345,"date":"2021-01-05T14:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T19:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=9345"},"modified":"2021-12-04T06:42:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T06:42:47","slug":"javascript-ternary-operator-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/javascript-ternary-operator-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use The JavaScript Ternary Operator With Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The JavaScript ternary operator also called the conditional operator or Question mark operator is an operator that takes three operands. It is the only JavaScript operator that takes three operands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It consists of a condition followed by a question mark (?), then an expression to execute if the condition is true followed by a colon (:). Finally, the expression to execute if the condition is false comes thereafter. This operator is frequently used as a shortcut for the if statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is the syntax of the <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/javascript\">JavaScript<\/a> ternary operator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>condition ? value if true : value if false<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at a simple example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-javascript\">var age = 18;\nvar transport = (age &gt;= 16) ? &quot;Drive to school&quot; : &quot;Take the bus&quot;;\n\nconsole.log( transport ); \/\/ &quot;Drive to school&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using JavaScript Ternary Operator Conditional Chains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ternary operator is right-associative, which means it can be &#8220;chained&#8221;. This is similar to an <strong><em>if \u2026 else<\/em><\/strong> chain as compared below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-javascript\">function example(\u2026) {\n    return condition1 ? value1\n         : condition2 ? value2\n         : condition3 ? value3\n         : value4;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above is equivalent to this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-javascript\">function example(\u2026) {\nif (condition1) { return value1; }\nelse if (condition2) { return value2; }\nelse if (condition3) { return value3; }\nelse { return value4; }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/tc39.es\/ecma262\/#sec-conditional-operator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/tc39.es\/ecma262\/#sec-conditional-operator<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The JavaScript ternary operator also called the conditional operator or Question mark operator is an operator that takes three operands. 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