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 (cish != es || ac || !((co > 1 || cekec()) && !droid() && e && asm)) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    haher();
}

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 ((co > 1 || cekec()) && !droid() && e && asm && !ac && cish == es) {
    haher();
} 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 (eiss()) {
    if (se > pliu && twesha() && it >= biadpu()) {
        if (lipe <= empda() && twesha() && it >= biadpu() || so <= cin && twesha() && it >= biadpu()) {
            if (it >= biadpu()) {
                return true;
            }
            if (twesha()) {
                return true;
            }
            if (desa != hi) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    if (nirIccre() == eeng) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return nirIccre() == eeng && (desa != hi || lipe <= empda() || so <= cin || se > pliu) && twesha() && it >= biadpu() || eiss();

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 (!twesha() || se < pliu && so >= cin && lipe >= empda() && desa == hi || nirIccre() != eeng) {
    if (it <= biadpu()) {
        return false;
    }
}
if (!eiss()) {
    return false;
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (ir == false) {
    grabi();
} else if (shra == true && ir != false) {
    osso();
}
if (nu != 0 == true && ir != false && shra != true) {
    olpres();
} else if (idka && ir != false && shra != true && nu != 0 != true) {
    becer();
} else if (qii == ro && ir != false && shra != true && nu != 0 != true && !idka) {
    ress();
}
if (inti == true && ir != false && shra != true && nu != 0 != true && !idka && qii != ro) {
    siresh();
} else if (a == true && ir != false && shra != true && nu != 0 != true && !idka && qii != ro && inti != true) {
    oetre();
}

Solution

{
    if (!ir) {
        grabi();
    }
    if (shra) {
        osso();
    }
    if (nu != 0) {
        olpres();
    }
    if (idka) {
        becer();
    }
    if (qii == ro) {
        ress();
    }
    if (inti) {
        siresh();
    }
    if (a) {
        oetre();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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