shorthand c++ if else statement

Question

So I'm just curious if there is a short hand statement to this:

if(number < 0 )
  bigInt.sign = 0;
else
  bigInt.sign = 1;

I see all these short hand statements for if a < b and such.

I'm not sure on how to do it properly and would like some input on this.

Thanks!

I actually just figured it out right before you guys had answered.

The shortest solution is bigInt.sign = (number < 0) ? 0 : 1

Answer 1

The basic syntax for using ternary operator is like this:

(condition) ? (if_true) : (if_false)

For you case it is like this:

number < 0 ? bigInt.sign = 0 : bigInt.sign = 1;