what's wrong with a>b?return(a):return(b);

[tdk93]

What's wrong with the following expression?
Why does it throw an error?

  (a>b)?(return a):(return b);

[JLBorges]

return a is not an expression. a>b ? a : b is an expression.

Either if( a>b ) return a ; /* statement */ else return b ; /* statement */

Or return a>b ? a : b ;