Short-Circuit Default (||)

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Course · Section 9: Data Structures, Modern Operators and Strings · Lecture 113: Short Circuiting (&& and ||)

Implement `orDefault(value, fallback)` returning `value` if it is truthy, otherwise `fallback`, using the `||` operator.

Input: orDefault(0, 5)

Output: 5

Input: orDefault("hi", "x")

Output: "hi"

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Short-circuiting with || returns value unless it is falsy, in which case fallback.

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