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 ((tes != gnorax() || is && eur) && brate()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    orso();
}

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 (!brate() || (!eur || !is) && tes == gnorax()) {
    orso();
} 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 (au && !i || apad && rasor()) {
    if (teno()) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return teno() || au && !i || apad && rasor();

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 (!apad && i && !teno() || !au && !teno()) {
    if (!au && !teno()) {
        if (!teno()) {
            return false;
        }
        if (i) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (!rasor()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (twed) {
    oelSicha();
} else if (ta == true && !twed) {
    ciapre();
} else if (de == false && !twed && ta != true) {
    erpast();
} else if (!twed && ta != true && de != false) {
    ephoss();
}

Solution

{
    if (twed) {
        oelSicha();
    }
    if (ta) {
        ciapre();
    }
    if (!de) {
        erpast();
    }
    ephoss();
}

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