what does the '?' operator do in java code example

Example 1: Operators in java

// example on ternary operator in java
public class TernaryOperatorDemo
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      int a = 50, b = 500, bigger;
      System.out.println("First number: " + a);
      System.out.println("Second number: " + b);
      bigger = (a > b) ? a : b;
      System.out.println("Bigger number is = " + bigger);
   }
}

Example 2: Operators in java

// example on java unary NOT (!) operator
public class JavaUnaryOperator
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      boolean bool = true;
      int a = 14, b = 5;
      System.out.println("Before using java unary ! operator: " + bool);
      System.out.println("a = " + a);
      System.out.println("b = " + b);
      System.out.println("After using java unary ! operator: " + !bool);
      System.out.println("!(a < b) = " + !(a < b));
      System.out.println("!(a > b) = " + !(a > b));
   }
}