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# ternary conditional operator (a ? b : c)

[Swift](/ios/swift.md) ⟩ [operator](/ios/swift/op.md) ⟩ ternary

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A special shorthand way to write a <mark style="color:yellow;">conditional statement</mark>, also called <mark style="color:purple;">ternay conditional operator</mark>, <mark style="color:purple;">ternary operator</mark>, <mark style="color:purple;">conditional operator</mark>.&#x20;

```swift
// ternary conditional operator
condition ? trueValue : falseValue
```

{% endhint %}