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Rewrite the function using '?' or '||'

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The following function returns true if the parameter age is greater than 18.

Otherwise it asks for a confirmation and returns its result.

function checkAge(age) {
  if (age > 18) {
    return true;
  } else {
    return confirm('Did parents allow you?');
  }
}

Rewrite it, to perform the same, but without if, in a single line.

Make two variants of checkAge:

Using a question mark operator ?
Using OR ||

Using a question mark operator '?':

function checkAge(age) {
  return (age > 18) ? true : confirm('Did parents allow you?');
}

Using OR || (the shortest variant):

function checkAge(age) {
  return (age > 18) || confirm('Did parents allow you?');
}

Note that the parentheses around age > 18 are not required here. They exist for better readability.

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