The conditional operator, also known as the ternary operator, is a shorthand way of writing simple conditional statements in the C programming language.
condition ? expression_if_true : expression_if_false;
| Operator | Description |
|---|---|
| ? | Conditional operator (Ternary operator) |
| : | Separates the true and false expressions |
Here's an example of how the conditional operator can be used in C:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int num = 10;
char* message = (num > 5) ? "Greater than 5" : "Less than or equal to 5";
printf("The message is: %s\n", message);
return 0;
}
The message is: Greater than 5
In this example, the program determines whether the variable num is greater than 5 and assigns an appropriate message to the message variable using the conditional operator.