A = X > Y ? X : Y

[Quinn Dunkan]

On Tue, 08 Feb 2000 17:04:01 -0800, Curtis Jensen
<cjensen at be-research.ucsd.edu> wrote:
>I fear that this question has already been asked, but is there and
>equivalant one line command that is equivalant to the C command:
>
>a = x > y ? x : y

uh, how about a = max(x, y) ?

This isn't equivalent because both x and y are evaluated, but it is a lot
clearer.  If you're looking for a general equivalent to ?:, the short answer
is that there isn't one.  There are some ugly hacks, and an almost-equivalent
(a and b or c), all of which are in the faq.  Generally, though, you need to
do if else.  Yes it's more typing.  But most of the time it will be more
readable too.