Thread: C code, don't understand a command

  1. 06-11-2009 #1
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    C code, don't understand a command

    Hi

    I'm a beginner and I'm tryng to exercise with some books and small programs.
    I've found a simple progam that contain this code line:

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    res = (occur == answer)? 1 : 0;
    but i can't understand the meaning of " ? 1 : 0 ", and i can't find it into the book.
    Can anyone help please?

    thanks in advance

    D.
  2. 06-11-2009 #2
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    You could search your book's index for "conditional operator" or "ternary operator". Anyway, in this case it is redundant since occur == answer evaluates to 1 or 0.
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    perfect, I found it!!

    Thanks
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    It's the same as
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    res = (occur == answer);
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