? ... : operator

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Is it frowned upon to use this operator for variable assignment? I've been looking through my 4b code, and have noticed several if/else statements that I use solely for the purpose of setting a String, and thought I could reduce the code a bit by using ?: instead of the whole if/else statement. While it compacts the code, I'm not sure if it is viewed as being less readable.
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Jason
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Marilyn de Queiroz

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Use of the ? ... : operator is acceptable.

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Daniel Olson

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If you are interested here is a thread where we discussed using the ternary operator.
http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum19/HTML/000179.html
[ February 06, 2003: Message edited by: Marilyn de Queiroz ]

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