What does this mean in a java code? Is the first time I've seen it: : <p>I would like to know what does this return statement mean since I have never seen it:</p>

<pre><code>    static int max(int a, int b) { 

         return (a &gt; b)? a : b; 
    }
</code></pre>

<p>Thank you for your help!</p>
