JAVA calling a method using a ternary operator [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to use ? to decide which method i want to call, but i do not need to assign a variable. My question: Is there a way to use the ternary operator with out assigning a variable?

(something i dont need) = (x == 1)? doThisMethod():doThatMethod()

instead of

if(x == 1) {
    doThisMethod()
} else {
    doThatMethod()
}

Answer 1

This will not work, as it is not the intended use of the ternary operator.

If you really want it to be 1 line, you can write:

if (x==1) doThisMethod(); else doThatMethod();

Answer 2

I doubt that this works. The JLS §15.25 defines the ternary expression as follows:

ConditionalExpression:
    ConditionalOrExpression
    ConditionalOrExpression ? Expression : ConditionalExpression

And a ConditionalExpression isn't a Statement by itself. It can be used in various other places, though, e.g. an Assignment:

AssignmentExpression:
    ConditionalExpression
    Assignment

Assignment:
    LeftHandSide AssignmentOperator AssignmentExpression