Question

What does the statement indicate?
big = a > b ? a: b;

Answer 1

this statement explain that the variable as two options if the statement is true then the programmer will go for a or otherwise if the statement is false then the programmer will go for B

Answer 2

Ternary operator

Explanation:

The statement represents conditional operator or ternary operator.  

Three parts are included in this operator:  

First Part : big = a > b ? a : b

First part(a>b) is written before '?' called conditional expression that returns Boolean value true or false.  

Second Part : big = a > b ? a : b

Second part(a) is written after ? and before : and it is returned only when conditional expression of the first part(a>b) is true.

Third Part : big = a > b ? a : b

Third part(b) is returned only when the conditional expression(a>b) is false.

big will store only single value, only a or only b(not both).