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From: Wojtek <nowhere@a.com>
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Subject: Re: Assigning void
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:31:58 -0700
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markspace wrote :
> On 10/13/2012 12:28 PM, Wojtek wrote:
>
>> So questioning a design decision and trying to understand its rational
>> is trolling? Really?
>
>
> Yup, because there's no way anyone on this list could possibly answer that 
> question.  You might try asking some of the language conferences or at 
> JavaOne.  They might be able to tell you, or at least give you a rational.
>
> All I can personally say, and I'm pretty sure all anyone here can say, is 
> "Java is easy to read" is a goal, and allowing inline conditional is seen as 
> detrimental to that goal.  Maybe.

int a = (isTest()) ? 5 : 4;

As opposed to

int a;

if (isTest())
  a = 5;
else
  a = 4;

Both are perfectly readable, yet I find the ternary expression better.

Or to strech it a little:

int compare = (a > b) ? 1 : (a < b) ? -1 : 0;

------

int compare;

if ( a > b )
  compare = 1;
else if ( a < b )
  compare = -1;
else
  compare = 0;

-- 
Wojtek :-)