New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 Wave 2: Use the Ternary Operator when Coding in the AL Language

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 Wave 2.

The 2nd of the new functionality in the Development section is use the ternary operator when coding in the AL language.

The ternary operator ? : known from other programming languages streamlines conditional operations in code, enhances readability and reduces verbosity. It’s particularly useful for simple conditions, promoting code clarity and intent-focused programming. By allowing variable initialization within the same line, it ensures proper assignment and minimizes code length. With this release, AL now also supports the ternary operator.

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Public Preview: Oct 2024
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Feature Details

The ternary operator ? : can now be used to assign one of two values to a variable, depending on the condition of an expression.

Here’s an example of using if-then-else as until now and the new ternary operator.