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 (!ro || gloe() || hibang() && deriwn()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    risTelnig();
}

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 ((!deriwn() || !hibang()) && !gloe() && ro) {
    risTelnig();
} 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 (!da && aie <= 6 || nicmol() || ol <= pelJacpri() && aie <= 6 || nicmol()) {
    if (!su) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return !su || (!da || ol <= pelJacpri()) && (aie <= 6 || nicmol());

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 (ol >= pelJacpri() && da && su) {
    if (su) {
        return false;
    }
    if (aie >= 6) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!nicmol()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (rhic == true) {
    phun();
}
if (so < 5 && rhic != true) {
    ensno();
} else if (stek == 2 && rhic != true && so > 5) {
    idon();
} else if (rhic != true && so > 5 && stek != 2) {
    vecReic();
}

Solution

{
    if (rhic) {
        phun();
    }
    if (so < 5) {
        ensno();
    }
    if (stek == 2) {
        idon();
    }
    vecReic();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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