# What is this thing I sometimes use?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-this-thing-i-sometimes-use/310884>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 22, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-this-thing-i-sometimes-use/310884 "2010-06-22T09:11:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![e\_owen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@e\_owen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/e_owen)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-this-thing-i-sometimes-use/310884/1 "2010-06-22T09:11:27Z")

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I sometimes use a statement(?) that I have today forgotten how to write and now I can’t find it on Google because I don’t know what to look for…  
It looks something like the below and is like a shorthand if… else

```auto
( width > height ) ? trace( "width is greater" ) : trace("height is greater");

```

Any help on what to call it / how to write it would be appreciated.