What is “?:” notation in JavaScript?

Question

I found this snippet of code in my travels in researching JSON:

var array = typeof objArray != \'object\' ? JSON.parse(objArray) : objArray;

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Answer 1

Just read it like this:

result = (condition) ? (true value) : (false value);

place what ever you like in the 3 operators.

As many has compared it to an IF.. THEN structure, so it is.