Use Ternary Operator to Conditionally Assign Values

Written by Team Kodeco

In Swift, you can use the ternary operator to conditionally assign values to variables or constants based on a certain condition. The ternary operator is a shorthand way to write a basic if-else statement and takes the following form:

condition ? valueIfTrue : valueIfFalse

For example, to assign a value of “Even” to a variable if a given number is even and “Odd” if it is odd, you can use the following syntax:

let number = 5
let evenOrOdd = number % 2 == 0 ? "Even" : "Odd"

In this example, evenOrOdd is a variable that has been assigned the value “Odd” because the number 5 is odd.

The ternary operator can make your code more concise and readable, as it allows you to write a simple if-else statement in a single line.