Thread: Help with what a line does

Can anyone tell me what the code num1 = (a >= b ? a : b); does?
Specifically the "?" and the ":"

Originally posted by Aakash Datt
Can anyone tell me what the code num1 = (a >= b ? a : b); does?
Specifically the "?" and the ":"

Ternary operator. That statement is equivalent to:

Code:

if (a >= b)
   num1 = a;
else 
   num1 = b;