conditional operator

ternary operator "x ? y : z" in many programming languages, whose value is y if x evaluates to true and z otherwise
Thing general Q2984985
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

conditional operator

Summary

conditional operator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,304 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • conditional operator is a type of ternary operator[2].
  • conditional operator is a type of program operator[3].
  • conditional operator's described at URL is recorded as https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Conditional_operator[4].
  • conditional operator's described at URL is recorded as https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa/ternary-operator-in-programming/[5].
  • conditional operator's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/operators/conditional-operator[6].
  • conditional operator's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3schools.com/java/java_conditions_shorthand.asp[7].
  • conditional operator's described at URL is recorded as https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-ternary-operator-explained/[8].
  • conditional operator's described at URL is recorded as https://www.programiz.com/javascript/ternary-operator[9].
  • conditional operator's described by source is recorded as mathisfun.com[10].
  • conditional operator's different from is recorded as ternary operator[11].
  • conditional operator's different from is recorded as Elvis operator[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include ternary operator[2] and program operator[3].

Why It Matters

conditional operator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,304 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). conditional operator. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/conditional-operator
MLA “conditional operator.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/conditional-operator.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_conditional-operator_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{conditional operator}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/conditional-operator}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): conditional operator — https://4ort.xyz/entity/conditional-operator (retrieved 2026-10-04)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/conditional-operator · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → mathisfun.com
    Subclass of → ternary operator, program operator
    Different from → ternary operator, Elvis operator
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q54640564]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.