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minus-squareAVincentInSpace@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agowhy would you call it anything other than the ternary operator
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-222 hours agoBecause it’s not one. Ternary operator is A ? B : C, Elvis operator is A ?: B. The same two characters are involved, but both the syntax and effect is different.
minus-squareAVincentInSpace@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoThe second one isn’t valid syntax in any programming language I’m familiar with. What does it do?
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoIt’s a shorthand for writing this: variable = if (input != null) input else default This is equivalent: variable = input ?: default
minus-squareAVincentInSpace@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 hours agoHuh. Neat feature. That’s in C# I assume?
minus-squareQuazarOmegaAlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoRead further down on my other comment to understand, it’s just how the operator looks
why would you call it anything other than the ternary operator
Because it’s not one. Ternary operator is A ? B : C, Elvis operator is A ?: B. The same two characters are involved, but both the syntax and effect is different.
The second one isn’t valid syntax in any programming language I’m familiar with. What does it do?
It’s a shorthand for writing this:
variable = if (input != null) input else defaultThis is equivalent:
variable = input ?: defaultHuh. Neat feature. That’s in C# I assume?
Read further down on my other comment to understand, it’s just how the operator looks