Conditional operators return either true or false value based on the expression.
Conditional operator in java
Operator are used to perform some specific operation. In this tutorial we will discuss about conditional operator in java. Conditional operator is used to evaluate boolean expression which return or false. The operation performed between two boolean expressions. It has three operands. The conditional AND(&&) and conditional OR( | | ) perform on two boolean expression. Now here is the example how it works:
public class Demo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a=10;
int b=2;
if((a==10)&&(b==2)){
System.out.println(" conditional AND");}
if((a==10)||(b==2)){
System.out.println("Conditional OR");}
}
}
The example above show how these conditional AND and conditional OR works, if the value of a=10 and b=2 then it become true and print "conditional AND", second one if a=10 or b=2 one of the condition become true, "conditional Or" get printed.
When you will execute the above example the output will be as follows:
One more conditional operator ?:, which take three operands that's why it is called ternary operator.
syntax: variable a = (expression) ? statement-1 if true : statement-2 if false
This statement could be read as, "if condition is true then assign to value of statement-1 to a, otherwise assign the value of statement-2 to a".
public class Demo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a=10;
int b=2;
boolean condition=true;
int result=condition ? a : b;
System.out.println("Result = " +result);
}
}
This program will print 10 to the console, if condition is true. otherwise print 2. Ternary operator is used instead of if-else statement because it increase the readability of code.
When you will execute the above example the output will be as follows:
