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

Asked by Donna Chapman Apr 10, 2024 1.3K views 2 answers
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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? 

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Answered on Nov 12, 2024

@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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