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 (((be == 5 || sut || cuc) && ic != wushou() || eka != 5 || nallre()) && pe) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    mapra();
}

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 (!pe || !nallre() && eka == 5 && (ic == wushou() || !cuc && !sut && be != 5)) {
    mapra();
} else {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
}

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Part 2

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

if (sieu() && cophol() && i && togn && ra != tro) {
    if (ra != tro) {
        return true;
    }
    if (togn) {
        return true;
    }
    if (i) {
        return true;
    }
    if (cophol()) {
        return true;
    }
    if (is) {
        return true;
    }
}
if (!gaid) {
    return true;
}
if (!sle) {
    return true;
}
return false;

Solution

return !sle && !gaid && (is || sieu()) && cophol() && i && togn && ra != tro;

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 (!i || !cophol() || !sieu() && !is || gaid || sle) {
    if (!togn) {
        if (ra == tro) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (ibin == false) {
    ceslin();
} else if (pren == true && ibin != false) {
    iosoul();
} else if (oss == true && ibin != false && pren != true) {
    winoin();
}
if ((re == 9) == true && ibin != false && pren != true && oss != true) {
    necor();
}
if (ce == false && ibin != false && pren != true && oss != true && (re == 9) != true) {
    isses();
} else if (iong == true && ibin != false && pren != true && oss != true && (re == 9) != true && ce != false) {
    bian();
}
if (ibin != false && pren != true && oss != true && (re == 9) != true && ce != false && iong != true) {
    thuClel();
}

Solution

{
    if (!ibin) {
        ceslin();
    }
    if (pren) {
        iosoul();
    }
    if (oss) {
        winoin();
    }
    if (re == 9) {
        necor();
    }
    if (!ce) {
        isses();
    }
    if (iong) {
        bian();
    }
    thuClel();
}

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