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if else if else if using ? :

hi guys

i have miltiple if else

like
if (user = manager)
{
user.name = 'Manager'
}
else if(user == CEO)
{
user.name = 'CEO'
}
else if(user == CLERK)
{
user.name = 'CLERK'
}

can i represent multiple If else conditions using ? :
for example

user == manager ? user.setName(MANAGER)  :  stuck here

any help appreciated

thakhs

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SAME AS

user==manager ? user.setName(MANAGER) :  (user == CEO) ?   user.setName('CEO') :   (user == CLERK) ?  user.setName('CLERK') : ()
user==manager ? user.setName("MANAGER") :  (user == CEO) ?   user.setName("CEO") :   (user == CLERK) ?  user.setName("CLERK") : ()
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dpearson

If you're doing this sort of nest ternary operator here's a way to lay it out so people can read it.  Also you can assign the result to a variable and then use that in a single method call - so there's less code to change if you rename "user.setName".
 
String name = 
   (user == manager) ? "MANAGER"
   : (user == CEO) ? "CEO"
     : (user == CLERK) ? "CLERK"
       : "" ;

user.setName(name) ;

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