x = b ? y : z ;

[wei liu]

10. Select the equivalent answer for the code given below?
boolean b = true;
if ( b ) {
x = y;
} else {
x = z;
}
A) x = b ? x = y : x = z ;
B) x = b ? y : z ;
C) b = x ? y : z ;
D) b = x ? x = y : x = z ;
Answer 10:
B) x = b ? y : z ;
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is the ans a legal statement? I have never seen it before,I think the normal format should be 'b?x=y:x=z;'

[Michael Ernest]

Hello Wei -
Answer B is legal; but it's really two operations in one statement. The conditional (or ternary) operator is evaluated first, then the assignment. Therefore the result of the ternary operator is assigned to x.
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Michael Ernest, co-author of: The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide