To <a href="/users/41779">khopesh</a>: <code>?:</code> isn't <b>the</b> ternary operator in the sense that <code>+</code> is <b>the</b> addition operator; it's merely <b>a</b> ternary operator. All "ternary" means in this context is that it takes three parameters. It just happens that <code>?:</code> is the only ternary operator in common use. <code>?:</code> is a ternary operator; <code>+</code>, <code>*</code>, <code>/</code>, etc. are binary operators; <code>!</code>, <code>++</code>, and <code>--</code> are unary operators; and <code>-</code> can be binary (<code>2-3</code>) or unary (<code>-1</code>) depending on context. To <a href="/users/23652">JoeSimmons</a>: Now that we're on the subject, you should know that it's the <code>?:</code> operator, not the <code>?</code> operator. <p>To <a href="/users/41779">khopesh</a>: <code>?:</code> isn't <b>the</b> ternary operator in the sense that <code>+</code> is <b>the</b> addition operator; it's merely <b>a</b> ternary operator. All "ternary" means in this context is that it takes three parameters. It just happens that <code>?:</code> is the only ternary operator in common use.</p> <p><code>?:</code> is a ternary operator; <br /><code>+</code>, <code>*</code>, <code>/</code>, etc. are binary operators; <br /><code>!</code>, <code>++</code>, and <code>--</code> are unary operators; and <br /><code>-</code> can be binary (<code>2-3</code>) or unary (<code>-1</code>) depending on context.</p> <p>To <a href="/users/23652">JoeSimmons</a>: Now that we're on the subject, you should know that it's the <code>?:</code> operator, not the <code>?</code> operator.</p> 2008-11-05T16:35:19Z 3 Forum 17157 9492 2008-11-05T16:42:59Z 51934