Implement -then -else for Ternary operator

Considering the ternary operator was added using the syntax most friendly to c# developers and not general PowerShell users - i.e all your admin users,

I propose that the ternary operator should be further extended to also allow -then -else syntax

My reason for asking is simple - there are still many in the PowerShell community that want & prefer the verboseness of the language over other languages and find that the verboseness provides a much easier readability experience.

PowerShell is known for allowing users to pick syntax options that they are comfortable and giving -then -else syntax would help bring the ternary operator to those users, that don’t come from the classical developer type roles.

[rkeithhill]

If you want a bit more verboseness what is wrong with just using the existing if statement if ($x) {$y} else {$z}? I honestly don’t see much advantage of adding -then / -else operators. It saves two chars:

$x -then $y -else $z
if ($x) {$y} else {$z}

And only one char if your code style is:

$x -then $y -else $z
if($x) {$y} else {$z}

[lzybkr]

Character count isn’t everything. Typing parentheses and braces is slightly awkward, and honestly it’s harder to read if/then/else on one line. Of course the ternary operator can be hard to read too, which is why my proposed syntax doesn’t seem universally hated.