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conditional operators and jQuery

 
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I have this if condition block...


I would like to plop it into one line with conditional operators...is this possible?

This didn't work...


Can this be done?
 
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The JavaScript syntax is not correct. With the ternary operator, you cannot omit the "else" clause.
 
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It's also considered bad form to replace an if statement with the ternary operator unless you are conditionalizing the return of a value.

For example:


If you want to plop your example into one line, the following is preferred:

[ June 02, 2008: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]
 
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Thanks for the quick response Bear. I've never used conditional operators. I've always opted for the more wordy approach but thought I might give it a shot to learn something new today. I learned something new, looks like wordy is the way to go with this one. Thanks for the clarity, I understand them much better now.

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