C program to check alphabets using Conditional operator

Categories C programming 1 min read

Write a C program to input a character and check whether the character is alphabet or not using Conditional/Ternary operator ?:. How to check alphabets using conditional operator in C programming.

Example

Input

Enter any character: a

Output

It is ALPHABET

Required knowledge

Basic C programming, Conditional operator, Logical operators

Program to check alphabets using conditional operator

/**
 * C program to check alphabets using Conditional operator
 */

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    char ch;
    
    /*
     * Input character from user
     */
    printf("Enter any character: ");
    scanf("%c", &ch);
    
    /*
     * If (ch>'a' and ch<'z') or (ch>'A' and ch<'Z') then
     *     print alphabet
     * else
     *     print not alphabet
     */
    (ch>='a' && ch<='z') || (ch>='A' && ch<='Z') 
        ? printf("It is ALPHABET")
        : printf("It is NOT ALPHABET");

    return 0;
}

Output

Enter any character: a
It is ALPHABET

Happy coding 😉