Can strings be used in a ternary conditional statement?

Question

I'm (very) new to Java and have been using Codecademy, and after learning about ternary conditionals I was wondering if a string could be used in place of char? I know that strings aren't a real primitive data type in Java whereas char is, but it seems like you should be able to print out a string rather than a single character without having to use if/else statements or something similar.

//my ternary with char
public class dogBreeds
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
       int dogType = 2;
       char dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? 'Y':'N';
   }
}

//my ternary with string (or something like it) in place of char
public class dogBreeds
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      int dogType = 2;
      String dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? 'Yes':'No';
   }
}

This is also a case where you should use an `enum DogType` instead of a magic int. — chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-, Jul 07 '16 at 06:02

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 07 '16 at 04:59

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Should be

String dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? "Yes": "No";

answered Jul 07 '16 at 04:59

Scary Wombat

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I thought wombats were afraid of dogs :-P – Tim Biegeleisen Jul 07 '16 at 05:00
Scary Wombats ain't scared of nuffin – Scary Wombat Jul 07 '16 at 05:01
They are scary, I'll give you that :) – Andrew Li Jul 07 '16 at 05:03

Andrew Li · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-07T05:08:04.887

When representing Strings, use double quotes as they signify a string literal. Single quotes signify a char literal:

String dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? "Yes" : "No";

There are differences with String and char types. Strings are immutable and cannot be changed after they are created. When a String object is created and the constructor is called, it can't be changed. If you want to use Strings, consider StringBuilder if you want it to be mutable.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 07 '16 at 05:02

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It should be like

String dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? "Yes":"No";

Strings are enclosed using double quotes where are character is mentioned with in single quotes

answered Jul 07 '16 at 05:02

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 07 '16 at 05:08

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You have a typo.. When you do this

String dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? 'Yes': 'No';

You are using the char sign (single quotes ), it must be done with double quotes. . Like:

String dalmation = (dogType == 2) ? "Yes": "No";

answered Jul 07 '16 at 05:08

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Can strings be used in a ternary conditional statement?

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