Biggest of Two Numbers Using Ternary Operator: C

Lets find biggest of 2 numbers using ternary operator / conditional operator.

Related Read:
Ternary Operator / Conditional Operator In C

To find biggest of Two numbers using if-else control structure:
Biggest of Two Numbers: C

Source Code: Biggest of Two Numbers using ternary operator: C

 
#include < stdio.h >

int main()
{
    int a, b, big;

    printf("Enter 2 numbers\n");
    scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);

    (a > b) ? (big = a) : (big = b);

    printf("Biggest of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, big);

    return 0;
}

Output 1:
Enter 2 numbers
5
6
Biggest of 5 and 6 is 6

Output 2:
Enter 2 numbers
40
15
Biggest of 40 and 15 is 40

 
#include < stdio.h >

int main()
{
    int a, b, big;

    printf("Enter 2 numbers\n");
    scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);

    big = (a > b) ? (a) : (b);

    printf("Biggest of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, big);

    return 0;
}

Output 1:
Enter 2 numbers
500
900
Biggest of 500 and 900 is 900

In above source code, if a is bigger than b, then value of a is returned and stored in variable big orelse value of variable b is stored in variable big.

General Form of Ternary Operator

(expression_1) ? (expression_2) : (expression_3);

expression_1 is a comparison/conditional argument. expression_2 is executed/returned if expression_1 results in true, expression_3 gets executed/returned if expression_1 is false.

Biggest of 2 Numbers Using Ternary Operator: C

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