Java ternary operator (?:) doesn't work; second or third operand return boolean

Question

Can someone tell me why this use of the ternary operator is incorrect? Operands 2 and 3 return a boolean.

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Answer 1

Usage of Java ternary operation condition should looks like

result = testCondition ? value1 : value2

it's java-language specification.

Equality, Relational, and Conditional Operators

In the following example, this operator should be read as: "If someCondition is true, assign the value of value1 to result. Otherwise, assign the value of value2 to result