Ternary vs if .. else

[fver]

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Hi, eventually i’m missing something, yet can’t figure out myself.
Below in code section there is

• a working solution (rows 5-10, using if…else)
• and a try to make it shorter using ternary operator (rows 12-13)

  • which evaluated to ‘undefined’. Can’t make it up to work with ternary. My guess is for return statement that stops function with if…else approach. But i’d appreciate a hand here .
    Thanks

    Your code so far

function checkObj(obj, checkProp) {
// Only change code below this line

// below does the job as expected
if (obj.hasOwnProperty(checkProp)) {
  return obj[checkProp]
} else {
  return 'Not Found'
}

// tried to tidy-up the code with ternary operator, but it returns 'undefined'
// obj.hasOwnProperty(checkProp) ? obj[checkProp] : 'Not Found'

// Only change code above this line
}

console.log(checkObj({gift: "pony", pet: "kitten", bed: "sleigh"}, "gift"))

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[DanCouper]

You’re not returning anything.

The main reason for using the ternary is that it’s an expression, it’s not a statement like if else. You have to return that expression.

[devmariam]

You should include a return keyword before your ternary expression

[fver]

🙇‍♂️ thank you @ [DanCouper] and @ [devmariam]
i’ve realized this just today morning like 3 mins before checking back this topic ))
Be blessed