Gain insights into Java programming by exploring conditional statements, loops, math, logic, inheritance, generics, and arraylists, to become an intermediate Java developer.

Learn Java for free with this interactive course, and get a handle on one of the most popular programming languages in the world.

You'll start with a simple hello world program and proceed to cover common concepts such as Conditional Statements, Loop Statements, Math, and Logic in Java, before moving on to more advanced concepts like Inheritance, Generics, and ArrayLists, along with much more.

By the time you're done, you'll be an intermediate level Java developer, ready to take on your own projects.

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# Introduction
A **conditional expression** is a concise way to write the equivalent of an **if-else** statement.

This kind of expression can help to produce highly readable assignment statements fitting onto *one* line of the source code. 

# Syntax
This is the syntax:

( condition ) ? expressionIfTrue : expressionIfFalse;

1. The condition is evaluated to see whether it holds true or not

2. If the result is **true**, then only the `expressionIfTrue` is evaluated, i.e.,  the code block between the `?` and the `:` is executed. 

3. If the condition evaluates to **false**, then the resulting value is given by the evaluation of the **expressionIfFalse** branch of the *conditional expression*, i.e., the code block between `:` and the semi-colon. 

A common use of conditional expression is to assign values using conditional blocks in a simple and concise manner. Let's look at the code below to understand how this is useful. 



In this lesson, an explanation of what conditional expressions are, how to use them, and their basic syntax is provided.

Getting Started with Java!

Variables & User Input

Simple Maths & Logic

Strings and String Processing

Conditional Statements

Loops

Methods

Arrays

Classes and Inheritance

Generics

ArrayLists

Java Exam

Conditional Expression

Introduction

Syntax