To find minimum of three numbers using ternary (conditional) operator

<source lang="c">/* To find the minimum of three numbers using the conditional operator */

1. include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {

   int a, b, c, temp, min;

   printf ("Enter three nos. separated by spaces: ");
   scanf ("%d%d%d", &a, &b, &c);

   temp = (a < b)    ? a : b;
   min =  (c < temp) ? c : temp;

   printf ("The Minimum of the three is: %d", min);

   /* indicate success */
   return 0;

} /* Output:

Enter three nos. separated by spaces: 2 5 9
The Minimum of the three is: 2

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