---
id: 587d7b7e367417b2b2512b24
title: Use the Conditional (Ternary) Operator
challengeType: 1
---
## Description
The conditional operator, also called the ternary operator, can be used as a one line if-else expression.
The syntax is:
condition ? statement-if-true : statement-if-false;
The following function uses an if-else statement to check a condition:
function findGreater(a, b) {
if(a > b) {
return "a is greater";
}
else {
return "b is greater";
}
}
This can be re-written using the conditional operator:
function findGreater(a, b) {
return a > b ? "a is greater" : "b is greater";
}
## Instructions
Use the conditional operator in the checkEqual function to check if two numbers are equal or not. The function should return either true or false.
## Tests
```yml
tests:
- text: checkEqual should use the conditional operator
testString: 'assert(/.+?\s*?\?\s*?.+?\s*?:\s*?.+?/gi.test(code), "checkEqual should use the conditional operator");'
- text: 'checkEqual(1, 2) should return false'
testString: 'assert(checkEqual(1, 2) === false, "checkEqual(1, 2) should return false");'
- text: 'checkEqual(1, 1) should return true'
testString: 'assert(checkEqual(1, 1) === true, "checkEqual(1, 1) should return true");'
- text: 'checkEqual(1, -1) should return false'
testString: 'assert(checkEqual(1, -1) === false, "checkEqual(1, -1) should return false");'
```
## Challenge Seed
```js
function checkEqual(a, b) {
}
checkEqual(1, 2);
```
## Solution
```js
function checkEqual(a, b) {
return a === b ? true : false;
}
```