# Clueless in Seattle

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clueless-in-seattle/285725>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 4, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clueless-in-seattle/285725 "2009-04-04T23:38:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![kleelof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@kleelof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kleelof)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clueless-in-seattle/285725/1 "2009-04-04T23:38:19Z")

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Hello,

Would someone be kind enough to explain what a line like this does:

var recipient = (uid == p1id) ? users[p2id]:users[p1id]

I’ve seen these occasionally. It looks useful, if only I knew what it does.

thanks,  
lee