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In Java/.NET/C/JavaScript/etc. you can use ternary-ifs to shorten if-statements.



For example (in Java):



// there is a String `s` and an int `i`
if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";


Can be shortened with a ternary-if to:



s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";


Challenge:



Input: A regular if-else (possible with nesting) that sets a single variable.



Output: The converted ternary-if.



Challenge rules:



  • You can assume all if-else cases are possible without brackets (so each if/else-if/else block has a single body).

  • You can assume there won't be any spaces, tabs, or new-lines, except for a single space after each else (including at else if).

  • You can assume the variable names used are always a single lowercase letter ([a-z]).

  • The values given to the variables can be one of:

    • Strings (without spaces/tabs/new-lines), which will be surrounded by double-quotes (i.e. "Test", "SomeString", "Example_string", etc.). You can assume the strings will never contain the substrings if or else, nor will it contain spaces, tabs, newlines, (escaped) double-quotes, or the character =. It can contain the characters ><();?:!&|, but will be in the printable ASCII range only (['!' (33), '~' (126)]).

    • Integers (i.e. 0, 123, -55, etc.)

    • Decimals (i.e. 0.0, 0.123, -55.55, etc.)


  • The values won't ever be mixed. So all variables assigned are integers, and not some are integers and some are strings.

  • The conditions within parenthesis can contain the following characters =<>!+-/*%&|, a-z, 0-9. You can assume there won't be any inner parenthesis, and you can also assume there won't be any (confusing) fields of more than one character used (like if(if<0)).

  • You can assume there won't be any short-cuts like i*=10 instead of i=i*10.

  • You won't have to handle dangling else cases, so all if can be paired up with an else. I.e. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1; isn't a possible input-case. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2; or if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1; are however.

  • I/O is flexible. Input and Output can be a string, list of characters, read from STDIN, output to STDOUT, etc. Your call.

  • All ternaries will have a right associativity, as is the standard in most languages (but not in for example PHP).

General rules:



  • This is code-golf, so shortest answer in bytes wins.

    Don't let code-golf languages discourage you from posting answers with non-codegolfing languages. Try to come up with an as short as possible answer for 'any' programming language.


  • Standard rules apply for your answer, so you are allowed to use STDIN/STDOUT, functions/method with the proper parameters and return-type, full programs. Your call.


  • Default Loopholes are forbidden.

  • If possible, please add a link with a test for your code.

  • Also, please add an explanation if possible.

Test cases:



Input: if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";
Output: s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";

Input: if(i%2<1)r=10;else r=20;
Output: r=i%2<1?10:20;

Input: if(n<10)if(m<0)i=0;else i=10;else if(m<0)i=-1;else i=1;
Output: i=n<10?m<0?0:10:m<0?-1:1;

Input: if(i==1)i=0.0;else i=0.25;
Output: i=i==1?0.0:0.25;

Input: if(!a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2;
Output: r=!a?b?0:1:2;

Input: if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else if(c)r=2;else r=3;
Output: r=a?b?0:1:c?2:3;

Input: if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1;
Output: r=a&&b?0:a&&!b?1:-1;

Input: if(i[0]>0)if(j>0)if(q>0)r="q";else r="j";else r="i";else r="other";
Output: r=i[0]>0?j>0?q>0?"q":"j":"i":"other";

Input: if(i>0)r="i";else if(j>0)r="j";else if(q>0)r="q";else r="other";
Output: r=i>0?"i":j>0?"j":q>0?"q":"other";

Input: if(a>0)if(a<2)x="one";else if(a<3)x="two";else if(a<4)x="three";else x="other";else x="other";
Output: x=a>0?a<2?"one":a<3?"two":a<4?"three":"other":"other";





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    In Java/.NET/C/JavaScript/etc. you can use ternary-ifs to shorten if-statements.



    For example (in Java):



    // there is a String `s` and an int `i`
    if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";


    Can be shortened with a ternary-if to:



    s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";


    Challenge:



    Input: A regular if-else (possible with nesting) that sets a single variable.



    Output: The converted ternary-if.



    Challenge rules:



    • You can assume all if-else cases are possible without brackets (so each if/else-if/else block has a single body).

    • You can assume there won't be any spaces, tabs, or new-lines, except for a single space after each else (including at else if).

    • You can assume the variable names used are always a single lowercase letter ([a-z]).

    • The values given to the variables can be one of:

      • Strings (without spaces/tabs/new-lines), which will be surrounded by double-quotes (i.e. "Test", "SomeString", "Example_string", etc.). You can assume the strings will never contain the substrings if or else, nor will it contain spaces, tabs, newlines, (escaped) double-quotes, or the character =. It can contain the characters ><();?:!&|, but will be in the printable ASCII range only (['!' (33), '~' (126)]).

      • Integers (i.e. 0, 123, -55, etc.)

      • Decimals (i.e. 0.0, 0.123, -55.55, etc.)


    • The values won't ever be mixed. So all variables assigned are integers, and not some are integers and some are strings.

    • The conditions within parenthesis can contain the following characters =<>!+-/*%&|, a-z, 0-9. You can assume there won't be any inner parenthesis, and you can also assume there won't be any (confusing) fields of more than one character used (like if(if<0)).

    • You can assume there won't be any short-cuts like i*=10 instead of i=i*10.

    • You won't have to handle dangling else cases, so all if can be paired up with an else. I.e. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1; isn't a possible input-case. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2; or if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1; are however.

    • I/O is flexible. Input and Output can be a string, list of characters, read from STDIN, output to STDOUT, etc. Your call.

    • All ternaries will have a right associativity, as is the standard in most languages (but not in for example PHP).

    General rules:



    • This is code-golf, so shortest answer in bytes wins.

      Don't let code-golf languages discourage you from posting answers with non-codegolfing languages. Try to come up with an as short as possible answer for 'any' programming language.


    • Standard rules apply for your answer, so you are allowed to use STDIN/STDOUT, functions/method with the proper parameters and return-type, full programs. Your call.


    • Default Loopholes are forbidden.

    • If possible, please add a link with a test for your code.

    • Also, please add an explanation if possible.

    Test cases:



    Input: if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";
    Output: s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";

    Input: if(i%2<1)r=10;else r=20;
    Output: r=i%2<1?10:20;

    Input: if(n<10)if(m<0)i=0;else i=10;else if(m<0)i=-1;else i=1;
    Output: i=n<10?m<0?0:10:m<0?-1:1;

    Input: if(i==1)i=0.0;else i=0.25;
    Output: i=i==1?0.0:0.25;

    Input: if(!a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2;
    Output: r=!a?b?0:1:2;

    Input: if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else if(c)r=2;else r=3;
    Output: r=a?b?0:1:c?2:3;

    Input: if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1;
    Output: r=a&&b?0:a&&!b?1:-1;

    Input: if(i[0]>0)if(j>0)if(q>0)r="q";else r="j";else r="i";else r="other";
    Output: r=i[0]>0?j>0?q>0?"q":"j":"i":"other";

    Input: if(i>0)r="i";else if(j>0)r="j";else if(q>0)r="q";else r="other";
    Output: r=i>0?"i":j>0?"j":q>0?"q":"other";

    Input: if(a>0)if(a<2)x="one";else if(a<3)x="two";else if(a<4)x="three";else x="other";else x="other";
    Output: x=a>0?a<2?"one":a<3?"two":a<4?"three":"other":"other";





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      In Java/.NET/C/JavaScript/etc. you can use ternary-ifs to shorten if-statements.



      For example (in Java):



      // there is a String `s` and an int `i`
      if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";


      Can be shortened with a ternary-if to:



      s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";


      Challenge:



      Input: A regular if-else (possible with nesting) that sets a single variable.



      Output: The converted ternary-if.



      Challenge rules:



      • You can assume all if-else cases are possible without brackets (so each if/else-if/else block has a single body).

      • You can assume there won't be any spaces, tabs, or new-lines, except for a single space after each else (including at else if).

      • You can assume the variable names used are always a single lowercase letter ([a-z]).

      • The values given to the variables can be one of:

        • Strings (without spaces/tabs/new-lines), which will be surrounded by double-quotes (i.e. "Test", "SomeString", "Example_string", etc.). You can assume the strings will never contain the substrings if or else, nor will it contain spaces, tabs, newlines, (escaped) double-quotes, or the character =. It can contain the characters ><();?:!&|, but will be in the printable ASCII range only (['!' (33), '~' (126)]).

        • Integers (i.e. 0, 123, -55, etc.)

        • Decimals (i.e. 0.0, 0.123, -55.55, etc.)


      • The values won't ever be mixed. So all variables assigned are integers, and not some are integers and some are strings.

      • The conditions within parenthesis can contain the following characters =<>!+-/*%&|, a-z, 0-9. You can assume there won't be any inner parenthesis, and you can also assume there won't be any (confusing) fields of more than one character used (like if(if<0)).

      • You can assume there won't be any short-cuts like i*=10 instead of i=i*10.

      • You won't have to handle dangling else cases, so all if can be paired up with an else. I.e. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1; isn't a possible input-case. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2; or if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1; are however.

      • I/O is flexible. Input and Output can be a string, list of characters, read from STDIN, output to STDOUT, etc. Your call.

      • All ternaries will have a right associativity, as is the standard in most languages (but not in for example PHP).

      General rules:



      • This is code-golf, so shortest answer in bytes wins.

        Don't let code-golf languages discourage you from posting answers with non-codegolfing languages. Try to come up with an as short as possible answer for 'any' programming language.


      • Standard rules apply for your answer, so you are allowed to use STDIN/STDOUT, functions/method with the proper parameters and return-type, full programs. Your call.


      • Default Loopholes are forbidden.

      • If possible, please add a link with a test for your code.

      • Also, please add an explanation if possible.

      Test cases:



      Input: if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";
      Output: s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";

      Input: if(i%2<1)r=10;else r=20;
      Output: r=i%2<1?10:20;

      Input: if(n<10)if(m<0)i=0;else i=10;else if(m<0)i=-1;else i=1;
      Output: i=n<10?m<0?0:10:m<0?-1:1;

      Input: if(i==1)i=0.0;else i=0.25;
      Output: i=i==1?0.0:0.25;

      Input: if(!a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2;
      Output: r=!a?b?0:1:2;

      Input: if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else if(c)r=2;else r=3;
      Output: r=a?b?0:1:c?2:3;

      Input: if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1;
      Output: r=a&&b?0:a&&!b?1:-1;

      Input: if(i[0]>0)if(j>0)if(q>0)r="q";else r="j";else r="i";else r="other";
      Output: r=i[0]>0?j>0?q>0?"q":"j":"i":"other";

      Input: if(i>0)r="i";else if(j>0)r="j";else if(q>0)r="q";else r="other";
      Output: r=i>0?"i":j>0?"j":q>0?"q":"other";

      Input: if(a>0)if(a<2)x="one";else if(a<3)x="two";else if(a<4)x="three";else x="other";else x="other";
      Output: x=a>0?a<2?"one":a<3?"two":a<4?"three":"other":"other";





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      In Java/.NET/C/JavaScript/etc. you can use ternary-ifs to shorten if-statements.



      For example (in Java):



      // there is a String `s` and an int `i`
      if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";


      Can be shortened with a ternary-if to:



      s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";


      Challenge:



      Input: A regular if-else (possible with nesting) that sets a single variable.



      Output: The converted ternary-if.



      Challenge rules:



      • You can assume all if-else cases are possible without brackets (so each if/else-if/else block has a single body).

      • You can assume there won't be any spaces, tabs, or new-lines, except for a single space after each else (including at else if).

      • You can assume the variable names used are always a single lowercase letter ([a-z]).

      • The values given to the variables can be one of:

        • Strings (without spaces/tabs/new-lines), which will be surrounded by double-quotes (i.e. "Test", "SomeString", "Example_string", etc.). You can assume the strings will never contain the substrings if or else, nor will it contain spaces, tabs, newlines, (escaped) double-quotes, or the character =. It can contain the characters ><();?:!&|, but will be in the printable ASCII range only (['!' (33), '~' (126)]).

        • Integers (i.e. 0, 123, -55, etc.)

        • Decimals (i.e. 0.0, 0.123, -55.55, etc.)


      • The values won't ever be mixed. So all variables assigned are integers, and not some are integers and some are strings.

      • The conditions within parenthesis can contain the following characters =<>!+-/*%&|, a-z, 0-9. You can assume there won't be any inner parenthesis, and you can also assume there won't be any (confusing) fields of more than one character used (like if(if<0)).

      • You can assume there won't be any short-cuts like i*=10 instead of i=i*10.

      • You won't have to handle dangling else cases, so all if can be paired up with an else. I.e. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1; isn't a possible input-case. if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2; or if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1; are however.

      • I/O is flexible. Input and Output can be a string, list of characters, read from STDIN, output to STDOUT, etc. Your call.

      • All ternaries will have a right associativity, as is the standard in most languages (but not in for example PHP).

      General rules:



      • This is code-golf, so shortest answer in bytes wins.

        Don't let code-golf languages discourage you from posting answers with non-codegolfing languages. Try to come up with an as short as possible answer for 'any' programming language.


      • Standard rules apply for your answer, so you are allowed to use STDIN/STDOUT, functions/method with the proper parameters and return-type, full programs. Your call.


      • Default Loopholes are forbidden.

      • If possible, please add a link with a test for your code.

      • Also, please add an explanation if possible.

      Test cases:



      Input: if(i<0)s="Neg";else if(i>0)s="Pos";else s="Neut";
      Output: s=i<0?"Neg":i>0?"Pos":"Neut";

      Input: if(i%2<1)r=10;else r=20;
      Output: r=i%2<1?10:20;

      Input: if(n<10)if(m<0)i=0;else i=10;else if(m<0)i=-1;else i=1;
      Output: i=n<10?m<0?0:10:m<0?-1:1;

      Input: if(i==1)i=0.0;else i=0.25;
      Output: i=i==1?0.0:0.25;

      Input: if(!a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else r=2;
      Output: r=!a?b?0:1:2;

      Input: if(a)if(b)r=0;else r=1;else if(c)r=2;else r=3;
      Output: r=a?b?0:1:c?2:3;

      Input: if(a&&b)r=0;else if(a&&!b)r=1;else r=-1;
      Output: r=a&&b?0:a&&!b?1:-1;

      Input: if(i[0]>0)if(j>0)if(q>0)r="q";else r="j";else r="i";else r="other";
      Output: r=i[0]>0?j>0?q>0?"q":"j":"i":"other";

      Input: if(i>0)r="i";else if(j>0)r="j";else if(q>0)r="q";else r="other";
      Output: r=i>0?"i":j>0?"j":q>0?"q":"other";

      Input: if(a>0)if(a<2)x="one";else if(a<3)x="two";else if(a<4)x="three";else x="other";else x="other";
      Output: x=a>0?a<2?"one":a<3?"two":a<4?"three":"other":"other";





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                              Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0; up vote -3 down vote favorite Say, for example I have worked in the following companies, Company A => 2010 - 2011 Company B => 2011 - 2012 Company C => 2012 - Till Date Company D => Have offer Now assume Company D is asking to submit documents from my second last employer. So from the list of companies given, which company would be qualified as second last employer? software-industry employer share | improve this question asked Aug 10 '14 at 5:16 Rajaprabhu Aravindasamy 559 1 6 13 closed as off-topic by Jim G., jmort253 ♦ Aug 11 '14 at 1:58 This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason: "Questions seeking advice on company-specific regulations, agreements, or policies should be directed to your manager or HR department. Questions that address...
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                              List of Gilmore Girls characters

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                              The season three cast—(Back row): Lane, Michel, Paris, Emily, Richard, Sookie, Miss Patty, Kirk; Front row: Jess, Luke, Lorelai, Rory, Dean This is a list of characters for the comedy-drama television series Gilmore Girls . Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Lorelai Gilmore 1.2 Rory Gilmore 1.3 Sookie St. James 1.4 Lane Kim 1.5 Michel Gerard 1.6 Luke Danes 1.7 Emily Gilmore 1.8 Richard Gilmore 1.9 Paris Geller 1.10 Dean Forester 1.11 Jess Mariano 1.12 Kirk Gleason 1.13 Jason Stiles 1.14 Logan Huntzberger 2 Major recurring characters 2.1 Christopher Hayden 2.2 Jackson Belleville 2.3 Mrs. Kim 2.4 Tristin DuGray 2.5 Max Medina 2.6 Taylor Doose 2.7 Dave Rygalski 2.8 Marty 3 Recurring characters 3.1 Stars Hollow 3.2 Chilton 3.3 Yale 3.4 Other 4 Notable guest stars 5 Unseen characters 6 Notes 7 References Main characters Actor Character Appearances Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 A Year in the Life Lauren Graham Lorelai Gilmore...
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                              Confectionery

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                              Prepared foods made with a lot of sugar or other cabohydrates "Sweetmeat" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Sweetmeat (horse). Not to be confused with Sweetbread. This Kransekake is a traditional Scandinavian baker's confection. Confectionery is the art of making confections , which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. [1] In general, though, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories, bakers' confections and sugar confections. [2] Bakers' confectionery, also called flour confections , includes principally sweet pastries, cakes, and similar baked goods. Sugar confectionery includes candies ( sweets in British English), candied nuts, chocolates, chewing gum, bubble gum, pastillage, and other confections that are made primarily of sugar. In some cases, chocolate confections (confections made of chocolate) are treated as a separate category, as are sugar-free versions of ...
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