Conditional operator in Coffeescript
value = if maxValue > minValue then minValue else maxValue
There is a more concise option in both javascript and coffeescript :)
value = Math.min(minValue, maxValue)
As Răzvan Panda points out, my comment may actually one of the better answers:
value = `maxValue > minValue ? minValue : maxValue`
This is a case where it feels like CoffeeScript has competing philosophies:
- Be concise
- Don't be redundant
Since all operations return a result, the if/then/else way of doing things gives you what you need. Adding the ?/: operator is redundant.
This is where I wish they'd give us the ?/: ternary operator even though it is redundant... it simply reads better than the if/then/else variant.
Just my 2c.
You can write it like this:
value = if maxValue > minValue then minValue else maxValue
It will compile like your code.