PowerShell v7 preview 4 adds a Ternary operator to PowerShell.
A ternary operator is a way to provide shortened coding for a simple if-else block. Its an operator that takes three operands rather than the usual two hence the name ternary.
for example
PS> $a = 5
PS> $b = 3
PS> if ($a -gt $b){‘Greater’}else{‘Not greater’}
Greater
Using a ternary operator this becomes
PS> $a -gt $b ? ‘Greater’ : ‘Not greater’
Greater
The generic form is
<condition> ? <value if true> : <value if false>
The ternary operator is an experimental feature so needs to be enabled
PS> Enable-ExperimentalFeature PSTernaryOperator
and PowerShell restarted.
If I use the new operator I think its going to be when I’m working interactively. For scripts and modules I prefer to use the more verbose if statement as its easier to read and understand.