Could someone interpret this line of code?

Question

int salesTeamId = person == null ? -1 : person.SalesTeam.Id;

From what I can piece together:

1. int SalesTeamId is a variable and person is being assigned to the variable.

After that I'm lost. Any guidance?

Answer 1

This is a ternary statement. I translated it into a if/else block for you for readability.

int salesTeamId;

if(person == null)
{
   salesTeamId = -1;
}
else
{
   salesTeamId = person.SalesTeam.Id;
}