Booleans and conditionals: Correct Solution


Part 1

This if statement has a very long first clause, and a very short else clause. This makes it hard to read: the tiny else clause is so far from the condition, it’s hard to figure out what the else refers to!

if (!(crau && !e) || !(ci && gle) || cerFafi() || edwas()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    piedha();
}

Improve readability by refactoring this conditional so that its two clauses are swapped: what is now the second clause (the else clause) comes first, and the first clause comes second.

Solution

if (!edwas() && !cerFafi() && ci && gle && crau && !e) {
    piedha();
} else {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


Part 2

Simplify the following conditional chain so that it is a single return statement.

if (xen && jeijul() || thaxoc() || !sor && jeijul() || thaxoc() || !tes && jeijul() || thaxoc() || cuta() <= 5 && jeijul() || thaxoc()) {
    if (treIffspa()) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return treIffspa() || (xen || !sor || !tes || cuta() <= 5) && (jeijul() || thaxoc());

Bonus challenge: rewrite the if/else chain above so that instead of consisting of many return true; statements with one return false; at the end, it has many return false; statements with one return true; at the end.

Solution

if (cuta() >= 5 && tes && sor && !xen && !treIffspa()) {
    if (!treIffspa()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!jeijul()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!thaxoc()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (iorm == true) {
    nuara();
} else if (gla == true && iorm != true) {
    marcu();
} else if (smue == false && iorm != true && gla != true) {
    terast();
}
if (ba == true && iorm != true && gla != true && smue != false) {
    hosIas();
} else if (sa && iorm != true && gla != true && smue != false && ba != true) {
    monris();
}
if (iorm != true && gla != true && smue != false && ba != true && !sa) {
    tucSeant();
}

Solution

{
    if (iorm) {
        nuara();
    }
    if (gla) {
        marcu();
    }
    if (!smue) {
        terast();
    }
    if (ba) {
        hosIas();
    }
    if (sa) {
        monris();
    }
    tucSeant();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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