Solve this problem with use of Ternary Operator in c language.?

Question

write a c program which uses the ternary operator to print -1, 0 or 1 if the value input to it is negative, zero or positive.

ternary operator ----------------------------------------------
first_exp?second_exp : third_exp;

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if (first_exp)
x=second_exp;
else
x=third_exp;
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i think someone knowing this operator would solve it it seconds.

thanks in advance, i really need it.

Answer 1

Yes it can be solved using twoTernary operations in a row.

X>0? X=1:X
X<0? X=-1:X

If its not greater or less than zero it must be zero. No third test is needed for zero because you have eliminted all other possibilities which would change X if X is anything esle but zero

Answer 2

(x<0)?(x= -1):((x>0)?(x=1:x=0)).This is the answer for your question. read it carefully u'll understand.

its simple its nested ternary operator.tat is if x<0 it sud b -Ve so x= -1 else it will execute the next expression which is another ternary operation tat is if x>0 it should be greater than 0 that is 1. else its 0. ok.so all 0,1,-1 will be printed accordingly..

Answer 3

ternary operator is a substitute for if..else statement, meaning, there is only a TRUE part and a FALSE part...the problem cannot be solve by ternary alone..