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C# C# Objects Encapsulation and Arrays Ternary If

Posted by Iryna Bondarenko
Iryna Bondarenko
777 Points

I think, my code is correct but it's not accepted. Hints don't help

What is wrong here?

CodeChallenge.cs 
int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
(value < 0) ? textColor = "red" : textColor = "green";

3 Answers

Dane Parchment
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Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,076 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,076 Points

I believe you need to set the variable equal to the ternary operator...so try this:

int value = -1;
string textColor = null;
textColor = value < 0 ? "red" : "green";
Iryna Bondarenko
Iryna Bondarenko
777 Points

Thank you, Dane!

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Iryna Bondarenko!

You're doing well! It's just a little out of order. :smiley: First, we say the name of the variable whose value we're looking to change. Then we give the condition. If it evaluates to true it will change the textColor to red. If it's false, it will change the textColor to green. Take a look at the line you need:

textColor = (value < 0) ? "red" : "green";

This is very handy when we have a variable whose value will be set to one thing if an expression evaluates to true and another if the expression evaluates to false! Good luck! :thumbsup:

And Dane Parchment is a fast typer!

Iryna Bondarenko
Iryna Bondarenko
777 Points

Thank you Jennifer!