Expression statement — Avoiding control flow statements
You can avoid almost all use of control flow statements using expression statements.
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You can avoid almost all use of control flow statements using expression statements. For example, if...else can be replaced with ternary operators and logical operators. Iterative statements like for or for...of can be replaced with array methods.
> [!WARNING] > This only demonstrates a capability of the language. Excessive use of expression statements as a substitute for control-flow statements can make code much less readable.
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