# V7012\. The conditional expression always returns the same value\.

The analyzer detected a potential error in the use of the ?: ternary operator\. The same action is performed for both possible outcomes of the condition\. Most likely, there is a typo in the code or it is redundant\.

Look at this example:

```cpp
let result = flag ? x : x;
```

The `result` variable is always assigned the value of the `x` variable\. Most likely, a developer intended to use another variable:

```cpp
let result = flag ? x : y;
```

Non\-identical but equivalent expressions are also taken into account\. For example, for this code snippet:

```cpp
let result = flag ? x * y : y * x;
```

The analyzer issues a warning, as the multiplication is commutative and the result will be equivalent\.