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Would someone please be kind enough to explain the purpose of the question mark and colon in this program? Thank you.
Code:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class DivisibleFiveOr6 {
public static void main(String [] args) {
//declare variable
int count = 1;
//processing and output
for (int i = 100; i <= 1000; i++)
if (i % 5 == 0 && i % 6 == 0)
System.out.print((count++ % 10 != 0) ? i + " ": i + "\n");
}
}
That's the ternary operator. Google is your friend.
I wouldn't have asked the question if I hadn't already Googled "Java question mark" and "java colon." What I read did nothing but confuse me so I thought if I posted an example someone might be nice enough to use that example to give me a specific explanation.
If that offends your delicate sensibilities then feel free to piss off.
After further reflection, I realize that I did not explain myself well enough in my original post. There was no way for anyone to know that I had already researched before asking my question, thus opening myself up to the response I received.
Okay, googling "java question mark" and "java colon" is different from googling "java ternary operator" which is what I hinted you do.
ignoreList++
No, actually it's not. I get pretty much the same sites regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinWorkman
Works for me. I came here to learn not receive smart alec comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinWorkman
Googling for "Java question mark colon" works for me ...Quote:
Originally Posted by jim01
kind regards,
Jos
ps. As does "Java ternary operator".
Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinWorkman
Yes sir, either way you Google it you get the same information. My point was that I did not ask my question without researching it first. As I stated, what I read was confusing to me. The examples given all look something like this:Quote:
Originally Posted by JosAH
minVal = (a < b) ? a : b;
How I read this is (and per one of the sites I visited) if the variable a is less than b, minVal is assigned the value of a; otherwise, minVal is assigned the value of b.
However, this is not how it is done in the program that I asked about. There is no equal sign. This is where my confusion comes in. Instead of (a < b) I have (count++ % 10 != 0) and instead of a : b; I have i + " ": i + "\n". So where is the equivalent of the minVal? Is it System.out.println? Is it the if statement, or is it the while statement?
Ah, there may not be an equals sign, but there is an assignment.
The result of the ternary operator is assigned to the parameter for the println() method...:)
The general (syntactic) structure of the ternary operator is:Quote:
Originally Posted by jim01
If <boolean-expression is true the value of the entire ternary expression is <true-value>; otherwise it's <false-value>, so for the expression:Code:<boolean-expression>?<true-value>:<false-value>
the <boolean-expression> is (count++%10 != 0). If it is true the value of the entire ternary expression is i+" ", otherwise it is i+"\n". The result of the entire expression (one of <true-value> or <false-value> is printed. It is a bit of a convoluted expression but it takes care that a space is printed after every value of i, except for every tenth value, a newline is printed after the value of i. The output (sort of) ends up in columns.Code:(count++ % 10 != 0) ? i + " ": i + "\n"
kind regards,
Jos
This is the second result for googling "java ternary operator": Equality, Relational, and Conditional Operators (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)
It contains the following:
Another conditional operator is ?:, which can be thought of as shorthand for an if-then-else statement (discussed in the Control Flow Statements section of this lesson). This operator is also known as the ternary operator because it uses three operands. In the following example, this operator should be read as: "If someCondition is true, assign the value of value1 to result. Otherwise, assign the value of value2 to result."
The following program, ConditionalDemo2, tests the ?: operator:
class ConditionalDemo2 {
public static void main(String[] args){
int value1 = 1;
int value2 = 2;
int result;
boolean someCondition = true;
result = someCondition ? value1 : value2;
System.out.println(result);
}
}
Because someCondition is true, this program prints "1" to the screen. Use the ?: operator instead of an if-then-else statement if it makes your code more readable; for example, when the expressions are compact and without side-effects (such as assignments).
OK so it's println. Thank you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tolls
Absolutely beautiful. That explains it perfectly for a thickheaded person such as myself. Thank you very much.Quote:
Originally Posted by JosAH
While I have no doubt that the above made complete sense to you, it did nothing but confuse me. I mean it made sense as far as the example went, but I was unable to transfer the understanding of the example to make the program I posted make sense. I apologize for my thick-headedness and thank you for taking the time to explain it to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinWorkman
Looking back at the code you posted it's actually a print(), but the concept still stands.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim01
:)
Please can anyone explain this line to me:
(box1.level > box2.value ? -1 : (box1.value == box2.value ? 0 : 1));
To rewrite this line in a simple if statement condition, i know that it starts like this:
if (box1.level > box2.level){
// do not understand
}
else {
// do not understand
}
the statement in side if and else condition - i'm so blank.
thanks
What you have is a nested ternary operator. If the result of the first ternary operator is false then it evaluates the second ternary operator. since ternary operators have been sufficiently coveread already in this thread you should be able to write the code yourself.
Yep. And since this thread is a few months old, I see no need in continuing it and will lock it. sawadee, if you still have questions, please start your own thread.