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 (ischad() < prur && shid || !ax || aiss() == on || !e || dinvi()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    ossdro();
}

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 (!dinvi() && e && aiss() != on && ax && (!shid || ischad() > prur)) {
    ossdro();
} 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 (ge && !di && amoEela() == 7 || ne && ip && flaHipi()) {
    if (ne && ip && flaHipi()) {
        if (amoEela() == 7) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (ce) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (ce || ge && !di) && (amoEela() == 7 || ne && ip && flaHipi());

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 (di && !ce || !ge && !ce) {
    if (!ne && amoEela() != 7) {
        if (!ip && amoEela() != 7) {
            if (amoEela() != 7) {
                return false;
            }
            if (!flaHipi()) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (knio) {
    aldo();
}
if (fu == true && !knio) {
    dalbed();
}
if (plad == false && !knio && fu != true) {
    cipli();
} else if (aeoc != 3 && !knio && fu != true && plad != false) {
    edmios();
}
if (vi != 3 && !knio && fu != true && plad != false && aeoc == 3) {
    tesTahel();
}
if (!knio && fu != true && plad != false && aeoc == 3 && vi == 3) {
    vinhe();
}

Solution

{
    if (knio) {
        aldo();
    }
    if (fu) {
        dalbed();
    }
    if (!plad) {
        cipli();
    }
    if (aeoc != 3) {
        edmios();
    }
    if (vi != 3) {
        tesTahel();
    }
    vinhe();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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