Java Ternary operator explanation

Question

Hi guys
So I don’t get how to understand this code how can I know how to understand it properly

Int= smallest (a<b)? (a<c?a:c) : (b<c?b:c);
return smallest;

Answer 1

ternary operator is a short of if else statement.

int x = a > b ? a : b;

if (a > b)
x = a;
else
x = b;

So here

if (a < b) {
if (a < c)
smallest = a;
else
smallest = c;
} else {
if (b < c)
smallest = b;
else
smallest = c;
}