How can I use the ternary operator in apex to conditionally set a variable?

302    Asked by DonnaChapman in Salesforce , Asked on Apr 10, 2024

In the context of the Salesforce apex codebase, I have recently encountered a particular scenario where I need to conditionally set a variable based on the value of another variable. How can I use the ternary operator in apex to achieve this? 

Answered by Donna Chapman

In the context of Salesforce, here is an example given of how you can use the ternary operator for conditionally set a variable based on a condition:-


Public class AgeGroup {
    Public static String determineAgeGroup(int age) {
        String ageGroup = (age >= 18) ? “Adult” : “Minor”;
        Return ageGroup;
    }
    Public static void main(String[] args) {
        Int person1Age = 25;
        Int person2Age = 15;
        String person1AgeGroup = determineAgeGroup(person1Age);
        String person2AgeGroup = determineAgeGroup(person2Age);
        System.out.println(“Person 1 Age Group: “ + person1AgeGroup); // Output: Adult
        System.out.println(“Person 2 Age Group: “ + person2AgeGroup); // Output: Minor
    }
}

When you would run this java coding, you would see that the output would indicate the age group (“Adult” or “Minor”) based on the provided ages for each person. This would demonstrate how the temporary operator can be used in Java programming language for handling conditional logic effectively.



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@slope Excellent query, Donna! In Apex, conditional assignments can be handled succinctly with the ternary operator. You can use the syntactic condition to accomplish this. valueIfFalse; : valueIfTrue. This makes your code clearer and easier to comprehend by enabling you to set a variable depending on a condition in a single line. I'm eager to see how it makes your code simpler!


 
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