.net - shorthand If Statements: C#

Question

Just a quick one, Is there anyway to shorthand this?

It's basically determining the direction left or right, 1 for left, 0 for right

In C#:

if (column == 0) { direction = 0; }
else if (column == _gridSize - 1) { direction = 1; }
else { direction = rand.Next(2); }

The statement following this will be:

if (direction == 1)
{
    // do something
}
else
{
    // do something else
}

If there isn't, it doesn't really matter! just curious:)

Answer 1

To use shorthand to get the direction:

int direction = column == 0
                ? 0
                : (column == _gridSize - 1 ? 1 : rand.Next(2));

To simplify the code entirely:

if (column == gridSize - 1 || rand.Next(2) == 1)
{
}
else
{
}