Expand Ternary Expression

• Jun 07, 2019

Converts a ternary expression into an if/else block.

Availability

Available from the context menus or via shortcuts:

• when the caret is on an expression containing a ternary operator (“? :” operator in C# and C++, IIf operator in Visual Basic).

Notes

• This refactoring is the functional opposite of Compress to Ternary Expression.

Example

C#

│b = a ? 10 : 20;

VB.NET

│b = If(a, 10, 20)

Result:

C#

if (a)
    b = 10;
else
    b = 20;

VB.NET

If a Then
    b = 10
Else
    b = 20
End If

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