You don’t necessarily need jQuery. JavaScript alone will do this.
var a = 2;
var b = 3;
var c = ((a < b) ? 'minor' : 'major');
The c
variable will be minor
if the value is true
, and major
if the value is false
.
This is known as a Conditional (ternary) Operator.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Conditional_Operator