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 (oicPladir()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    edteic();
}

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 (!oicPladir()) {
    edteic();
} 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 (epeConmor()) {
    if (tawi()) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return tawi() || epeConmor();

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 (!tawi()) {
    return false;
}
if (!epeConmor()) {
    return false;
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (ac == true) {
    opsi();
} else if (omi == true && ac != true) {
    tirn();
}

Solution

{
    if (ac) {
        opsi();
    }
    if (omi) {
        tirn();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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