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Michael North
2,561 PointsI think its right, but its not
In this challenge I believe my code should be right, but it asks for me to include the Boolean expression. Please Help.
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
return (value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";
2 Answers
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsyou are close. first, this code is not determining the return value of a function, so you don't need the return keyword. second, don't assign in the ternary, but use it to determine the value in the assignment. so the proper syntax here is myVariable = (boolean expression) ? value1 : value2;
Michael North
2,561 PointsIt is still asking for a boolean expression to evaluate.