# Common Ternary Operator Statements

Here's a list of common ternary operator statements that are often used in interviews:

### Assign variable based on a condition:

```java
int num = 10;
String result = (num > 5) ? "Greater than 5" : "Less than or equal to 5";
```

### Print message based on a condition:

```java
int num = 10;
System.out.println(num % 2 == 0 ? "Even" : "Odd");
```

### Return value based on condition:

```java
public int getNumberType(int num) {
  return (num > 0) ? 1 : (num < 0) ? -1 : 0; 
}
```

### Set variable to max of two values:

```java
int a = 10;
int b = 20;
int max = (a > b) ? a : b;
```

### Conditionally instantiate object:

```java
boolean condition = true;
MyClass obj = condition ? new MyClass() : null; 
```

So in summary, the ternary operator is very useful for writing compact conditional logic to assign values, return results, print messages, instantiate objects, etc. based on an expression evaluating to true or false.