How to write an inline IF statement in JavaScript?

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takeItEasy · Apr 22, 2012 · Viewed 555k times · Source

How can I use an inline if statement in JavaScript? Is there an inline else statement too?

Something like this:

var a = 2;
var b = 3;

if(a < b) {
    // do something
}

Answer

You don't necessarily need jQuery. JavaScript alone will do this.

var a = 2;
var b = 3;    
var c = ((a < b) ? 'minor' : 'major');

The c variable will be minor if the value is true, and major if the value is false.

This is known as a Conditional (ternary) Operator.