I was wondering if it was possible to do a ternary operation but without returning anything.
If it's not possible in Java is it possible in other languages, if so which ones apply?
name.isChecked() ? name.setChecked(true):name.setChecked(false);
No, you can't. But what's the point of this over an if-else
statement? Are you really trying to save 7 characters?
if (name.isChecked()) {
name.setChecked(true);
} else {
name.setChecked(false);
}
or if you prefer bad style:
if (name.isChecked()) name.setChecked(true); else name.setChecked(false);
Never mind the fact that you can just do (in this case):
name.setChecked(name.isChecked());
The point of the ternary or "conditional" operator is to introduce conditionals into an expression. In other words, this:
int max = a > b ? a : b;
is meant to be shorthand for this:
int max;
if ( a > b ) {
max = a;
} else {
max = b;
}
If there is no value being produced, the conditional operator is not a shortcut.