Tertiary Operator Is a Shortcut for an If-Then Block
Question: I encountered syntax in a JavaScript program that I recognized from C/C++ syntax as well. The code was something to the effect of xxxxxx?yyyyyyy:zzzzz. I am fairly sure that it is an alternative syntax for an if-then statement, but I'm not sure exactly how it works. Can you give me a translation from this syntax to a conventional if-then statement?
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