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Single Line If Statement in C#

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Michael Allen Smith

Here is a standard if … then statement in C# followed by a single line example. Using a single line if statement will reduce the number of lines of code.

if (dayOfTheWeek == "Tuesday")
{
    lunchLocation = "Fuddruckers";
}
else
{
    lunchLocation = "Food Court";
}

And the same example as a single line if … then statement.

lunchLocation = (dayOfTheWeek == "Tuesday") ? "Fuddruckers" : "Food Court";
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2 comments on “Single Line If Statement in C#”
  1. Abbas says:
    December 2, 2010 at 9:04 am

    is it necessary to add else, cant we just put the if condition. if yes than can you please reply me the syntax for the same…

  2. Michael Allen Smith says:
    December 2, 2010 at 9:22 am

    @Abbas – The SINGLE LINE method is expecting a colon followed by the else value. The default method does not require an ELSE.