Conditional Assignment with the Ternary Operator

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Conditional Assignment with the Ternary Operator

The ternary operator is the only JavaScript operator that takes three operands. It serves as a compact alternative to if-else statements when you need to assign a value based on a condition.

snippet.js
javascript
const score = 85;
const result = score >= 50 ? 'Pass' : 'Fail';
 
console.log(result); // "Pass"

nodejs

Breakdown

score >= 50

The condition to evaluate (true or false).

? 'Pass'

The value to return if the condition is true.

: 'Fail'

The value to return if the condition is false.

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