CostSoftware AgilityCode Readability
Cost
Too many uses of ternary operators can increase costs
Count one violation each time the operator (… ? … : …) is used.
Grep “?” character except in java when it is involved in a wildcard notation (<?) of generic types.
Example : are excluded “List<?>” or “List<? extends T>
Why you should care
Business Impacts
It is recommended to avoid these in order to ensure the code is more readable and cost effective.
CAST recommendations
References
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