In particular, if Java ever gets another ternary operator, people who use the term "conditional operator" will still be correct and unambiguous - unlike those who just say "ternary operator". …

All the answers here are great but, just to illustrate where this comes from, for questions like this it's good to go to the source: the Java Language Specification. Section 15:23, Conditional-And …

Oct 23, 2015 · Any calls to change the condition variables do need to be within a synchronized region - this can be through the built in synchronized keyword or one of the synchronizer …

Dec 8, 2012 · Also, the entire code snippet you posted is invalid (Java doesn't have a case), and {and } are misplaced). It's better to post real code you're having issues with; most of the time …

Sep 23, 2012 · I am taking my first semester of Java programming, and we've just covered the conditional operator (? :) conditions. I have two questions which seem to be wanting me to …

respect Java conventions, and start you var names with a lower case letter (player1 instead of Player1) extract your fixed String to constants (private static final String PAPER = "paper"; as …

May 7, 2025 · I think that using a static method can be a benefit in terms of readability and if such a static method could be defined as a standard, there could be also improvements in terms of …

Setting a single variable to one of two states based on a single condition is such a common use of if-else that a shortcut has been devised for it, the conditional operator, ?:. Using the …

Dec 7, 2022 · A Condition instance is intrinsically bound to a lock. To obtain a Condition instance for a particular Lock instance use its newCondition() method. EDIT: Related question Sleep …

Mar 27, 2023 · I have been learning how to use ternary statements in Java, and I reached this stage: variable = (condition)? what happens if condition is false: what happens if condition is …