C++ Short Hand If Else

Short Hand If…Else (Ternary Operator)

There is also a short-hand if else, which is known as the ternary operator because it consists of three operands.

It can be used to replace multiple lines of code with a single line, and is often used to replace simple if else statements:

variable = (condition) ? expressionTrue : expressionFalse;

Instead of writing:

int time = 20;
if (time < 18) {
  cout << "Good day.";
} else {
  cout << "Good evening.";
}

You can simply write:

int time = 20;
string result = (time < 18) ? "Good day." : "Good evening.";
cout << result;