freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/use-the-conditional-ternary-operator.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId, dashedName

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId	dashedName
587d7b7e367417b2b2512b24	Use the Conditional (Ternary) Operator	1	301181	use-the-conditional-ternary-operator

--description--

The conditional operator, also called the ternary operator, can be used as a one line if-else expression.

The syntax is a ? b : c, where a is the condition, b is the code to run when the condition returns true, and c is the code to run when the condition returns 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 the string Equal or the string Not Equal.

--hints--

checkEqual should use the conditional operator

assert(/.+?\s*?\?\s*?.+?\s*?:\s*?.+?/.test(code));

checkEqual(1, 2) should return the string Not Equal

assert(checkEqual(1, 2) === 'Not Equal');

checkEqual(1, 1) should return the string Equal

assert(checkEqual(1, 1) === 'Equal');

checkEqual(1, -1) should return the string Not Equal

assert(checkEqual(1, -1) === 'Not Equal');

--seed--

--seed-contents--

function checkEqual(a, b) {

}

checkEqual(1, 2);

--solutions--

function checkEqual(a, b) {
  return a === b ? "Equal" : "Not Equal";
}