Shorthand if else with razor

Question

Im using this in my view and want it to display only "Yes" or "No" but its displaying False?"yes":"No"

@myPosts.Contains(item.ID)?"Yes":"No"

Whats wrong here?

Here is another set of answers: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4091831/how-to-use-ternary-operator-in-razor-specifically-on-html-attributes — Chris Pitman, Jan 02 '11 at 18:25
For your perusal: The brains behind razor syntax. This is very likely everything you ever wanted to know about razor and more: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Andrew-Nurse-Inside-Razor/ — MrBoJangles, Apr 09 '13 at 16:40

score 123 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 02 '11 at 18:24

123

You need parentheses to use an expression:

@(myPosts.Contains(item.ID)?"Yes":"No")

answered Jan 02 '11 at 18:24

Guffa

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 16:26

11

You can even nest shorthand if inside of another shorthand if!

@(myPosts != null ? (myPosts.Contains(item.ID) ? "Yes" : "No") : "Null")

answered Apr 09 '13 at 16:26

Eric K

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which is kind of use full when it comes to nullables: `@(myObject.NullableBool != null ? (myObject.NullableBool ? "Yes" : "No") : "What would I know..")` – Vegar Jun 17 '16 at 13:42

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