In this post we learn what ternaries look like in Swift, and when we can replace them with if expressions to increase readability.

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The ternary operator in Swift provides a concise way to write conditional expressions using the format `condition ? valueIfTrue : valueIfFalse`. It's particularly useful for simple property assignments and SwiftUI view modifiers, but can become hard to read with complex conditions. Swift also offers if expressions as an alternative that can be more readable for longer conditions, though they're more verbose and have some limitations compared to ternaries.

Ternary operator in Swift explained – Donny Wals