Objective-C syntax question

Question

is there in objective-c something similar to ruby's:

foobar = foo || bar

while foo is nil and bar is 1... so foobar will become 1 or something else if foo wouldn't be nil :)

mipadi · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-06 18:27:11Z

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Use C's ternary conditional operator:

foobar = foo != nil ? foo : bar;

In general, it takes the form

<var> = <condition to test> ? <true value> : <false value>;

As Wevah noted, if you enable GNU C99 extensions (-std=gnu99) you can also do

foobar = foo ?: bar

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 22:22

mipadi

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If you've got GCC extensions enabled (e.g., via std=gnu99), you can also do: foobar = foo ?: bar;

@Wevah: post your comment as an answer and I'll give you credit. That is what I was looking for.

@bresc: It's really just expansing on mipadi's answer, though…