Conditional operators are used to perform decision-making operations within expressions. Java provides different operators for various conditional checks.

Types of Conditional Operators in Java

Relational (Comparison) Operators

These operators compare two values and return a boolean (true or false).

• == equal operator. 5 == 5 // true

• != not equal to. 5 != 3 // true

• > greater than. 5 > 3 // true

• < less than. 5 < 10 // true

• >= greater than or equal to. 5 >= 5 // true

• <= less than or equal to. 5 <= 8 // true

Logical Operators

Logical operators combine multiple conditions or invert boolean values.

Operator Description Example Result

&& Logical AND (true if both are true). (5 > 3) && (8 > 6) // true

|| Logical OR (true if either is true). (5 > 3) || (6 > 8) // true

! Logical NOT (inverts boolean value). !(5 == 5) // false

Ternary Operator (? :)

The ternary operator is a shorthand for if-else. It takes three operands:

condition ? expression1 : expression2;

• If the condition is true, expression1 is returned.

• If the condition is false, expression2 is returned.

int age = 18;
String result = (age >= 18) ? "Adult" : "Minor";

System.out.println(result);  // Output: Adult