The **conditional ternary operator** assigns a value to a variable based on some condition. It is used in place of the `if` statement. 
>The ternary operator is the only JavaScript operator that takes 3 operators.

# Syntax

- The condition is the expression whose value determines which value is used.
- The value after the `?` is returned if the condition returns `true`.
- The value after the `:` is returned if the condition returns `false`.

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# Example

The code below uses the ternary operator to show a simple `If else` condition testing code, and its equivalent code.

var grade;
var marks = 43;

if (marks < 30) {
  grade = 'Fail';
}
else {
  grade = 'Pass';
}

console.log(grade)

If_Else

var marks = 43
var grade = (marks < 30) ? 'Fail' : 'Pass';

console.log(grade)

Ternary

## Multiple Ternary operators
If we want to check multiple variations of the same test case, we can use multiple `else if` statements. The code below shows how these multiple variants can be implemented through both `else if` and ternary operators.

var grade;
var marks = 68;

if (marks < 30) {
  grade = 'Fail';
}
else if (marks < 60) {
  grade = 'Pass'
}
else if (marks < 90) {
  grade = 'Distinction'
}
else {
  grade = 'High Distinction';
}

console.log(grade)

var marks = 68
var grade = (marks < 30) ? 'Fail' : (marks < 60) ? 'Pass' : (marks < 90) ? 'Distinction' : 'High Distinction';

console.log(grade)

## Multiple Operations

We can also perform more than one operation for a ternary operator, but the commands must be separated with commas. First, the code below sets the value of the grade variable. Then, if the corresponding condition is fulfilled, it prints a message with that variable.

var marks = 43
var grade; 
(marks < 30) ? (grade ='Fail', console.log("Better luck next time "))
  : (grade ='Pass', console.log("Congratulations "));

console.log(grade)

What is the ternary operator in JavaScript?

The ternary operator in JavaScript assigns a value based on a condition, acting as a shorthand for if-else statements.