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 (!(aneng() == cepflo()) && tiss || roal && ent && ri && sisco()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    paciss();
}

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 ((!sisco() || !ri || !ent || !roal) && (!tiss || aneng() == cepflo())) {
    paciss();
} 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 (!ha && sisog() <= cism() && weupid() || ro && sisog() <= cism() && weupid() || oorIpi() && sisog() <= cism() && weupid()) {
    if (ma) {
        return true;
    }
    if (zalo == 2) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return zalo == 2 && ma || (!ha || ro || oorIpi()) && sisog() <= cism() && weupid();

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 (!oorIpi() && !ro && ha && !ma || zalo != 2) {
    if (sisog() >= cism() && !ma || zalo != 2) {
        if (zalo != 2) {
            if (!ma) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (!weupid()) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (noc) {
    sueme();
} else if (dra == true && !noc) {
    femin();
}
if (cer > 8 && !noc && dra != true) {
    oilfe();
} else if (el <= 4 && !noc && dra != true && cer < 8) {
    desshi();
}
if (truo && !noc && dra != true && cer < 8 && el >= 4) {
    cioJarsa();
}
if (zapi == false && !noc && dra != true && cer < 8 && el >= 4 && !truo) {
    uace();
}

Solution

{
    if (noc) {
        sueme();
    }
    if (dra) {
        femin();
    }
    if (cer > 8) {
        oilfe();
    }
    if (el <= 4) {
        desshi();
    }
    if (truo) {
        cioJarsa();
    }
    if (!zapi) {
        uace();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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