Given two integers a and b, return whichever one is larger. If they're equal, either value is correct. This is the simplest possible comparison problem — exactly one condition decides between exactly two outcomes. The if-elseIf-ElseA two-way branch: one block runs if the condition is true, the other if it's false. version spells the comparison out; the ternaryTernary OperatorThe condition ? valueIfTrue : valueIfFalse expression — a compact, single-line if-else. version compacts it into one line once that pattern feels natural.